[TriLUG] DVD Burner?

[Reginald Reed]

The nice thing about these types of drives today is that they all use 
standard interfaces and protocols.  I don't know of a common consumer 
DVD burner that won't work in Linux.  Also, most of the lesser known 
companies simply repackage well known brands.  My two burners, purchased 
as a Liteon and some other brand, ending up being a Pioneer and an NEC.  
They even show up in hardware probes as Pioneer/NEC.

Doesn't TigerDirect have a restocking fee?  If so, just to be safe, I'd 
buy from a place that you could return it if there were any issues.  And 
prices of $100 or less after rebates are common.  The NEC 4x DVD+R/RW 
drive I bought last was only $60 (no rebates) from Staples during one of 
their Tuesday sales.

--Reggie

Rick DeNatale wrote:

>My CD Burner seems to have gone south, and I'm thinking about getting a
>DVD burner to replace it.
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>I noticed that Tiger Direct has a couple of Hi-Val internal drives the
>slower one goes for $99 and the faster for $119 both with a $20 rebate
>til the end of the month.
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>Does anyone know if these will work with Linux?  The model numbers are
>HDVDRW8D for the faster one and HDVDRW4D for the slower one.
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