Re: Creating an alternitive install CD for CentOS 5.2 (w/ patched mkinitrd)

[John R Pierce <pierce@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Richard Karhuse wrote:
> Last time I added a DVD burner to my Build system, it cost $29 (USD) and
> this was for a very good, reliable unit.  Not worth my time and immense
> hassle to do otherwise ....
>   

indeed.  Samsung 22X DVD-R burner, SATA for $25
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151173

IDE for $23
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151175

those are very reliable, fast, and good drives.   My previous DVD 
burners, including a Lite-On, a TDK, and a Pioneer, took much longer to 
'recognize' a new disk, whether it was blank, factory recorded, or 
dvd-r, the samsung picks it up in a second.   The burns I've made from 
this drive read reliably on a wide range of equipment, even if I burn at 
CAV (16X) instead of CLV (<= 8x).  

Note my experience has been that the average life expectancy of a dvd 
burner is about 400-500 full disk burns, after that they seem to get 
increasingly flakey.   my current Samsung is on its third tub of 100 blanks.


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