Hillie writes:
quoted 3 lines I was damn surprised to find out that multi-session CD-ROM burners only> I was damn surprised to find out that multi-session CD-ROM burners only
> cost $800, but also a bit (unpleasantly) surprised at the high cost of the
> cd-r's. still damn, it's nice that the machines are so cheap :)
$800 is a TERRIBLE deal. (we are talking US dollars here, right?)
a good CD-r burner can be had for around $300. ALL of the current
production models support multi-session. For those just tuning in,
multi-session is the ability to burn a little bit, then take the disc
out, use it, and put it back in at a later date and add more. Each
additional burn cycle is a "session". On my mac, each session shows
up as a separate volume icon on the desktop when I insert the CD. In
ancient times (ie: a few years ago), multi-session used to waste 20-30
MB of disk space for each session. Most modern drives use a feature
called "packet writing", which wastes very little space.
Blanks are under $3. I would not pay more than $2.75 for a blank CD.
It just occured to me that maybe Hillie was talking about REWRITABLE
CD drives, in which case, the drives are around $500-$600 but the
media is still pretty expensive (best price i've found is $18). CD-RW
discs can only be read in CD-RW players. However, these drives can
also burn the regular one-shot CD-Rs, so they're not a bad idea if you
have the extra cash.
NP: Speedy J - Public Energy No 1
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