DVD-RAM burner recommendations

[Franz Waldmüller]

Andrew Farris schrieb:
> On Fri, 2009-07-31 at 09:51 +0200, Franz Waldmüller wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am looking for a DVD-RAM burner which is working out of the box in 
>> Ubuntu. 
> 
> Honestly, if its just a disk drive, there shouldn't be any issues at all
> with hardware compatibility. Most manufacturers don't officially
> 'support' linux, so they'll never say so on their sites (because they
> dont want to answer a bunch of linux-related questions) but in general
> they should work just fine.
> 
> 
> Links to the products would have been more helpful than model numbers,
> but after searching on newegg, I discovered that the last 2 models on
> your list are brothers to the ones I have in my own PC. They are
> basically both IDE CD-RW DVD-ROM/RAM readers/burners (ie.
> super-multi-drives), but one has lightscribe as well. 
> 
> My lightscribe drive:
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136147
> My regular drive:
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136144
> 
> They both work great for me.  one of them is a bit old (3 years or so)
> but it still works just as well as the newer one (with the lightscribe).
> 
> I always go with LG drives when I can, due to my personal experiences
> that they are very durable, long-lasting, and all-round good quality...
> That said, I don't imagine you'd have any issues with NEC either, though
> I've only ever seen monitors by them...
> 
> Hope that helps!
> 
Thanks your help, I bought the NEC-burner, as it was the only one 
available. I will report my experiences on a hcl-list once it is in use 
under Linux.
Franz