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Re: WTB: CDR drive

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From: David A. Ferguson
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 00:00
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SAM's has 35 Kodak golds for $39.95.  If any of your CD players (like my
Kenwood) don't like golds, they have 15 Verbatim blues for $20.00.


Mike <mdperry@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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> What's the best price on CD-R disks in Atlanta?  Better place on the net?
>
> "Jason B. Kau" wrote:
>
> > Dan Nguyen <gte233e@prism.gatech.edu> wrote:
> > > How long does the deal last?  Don't HP CDR's suck?
> >
> > > dan
> >
> > No...HP CD-R drives are always made by someone else.  The 4020i, 6020i,
> > 7100, and 7200 are manufactured by Philips.  The 8100 is manufactured
> > by Sony and is generally considered the best HP drive.  The 6020i
doesn't
> > have a flashable firmware, so I wouldn't recommend it.  We have a 6020i
at
> > work and it occassionally has problems recognizing a blank CD-R.  I've
> > never used the 7100 and 7200.  I have a friend that has a 8100 and he
> > seems to have no problems with it.
> >
> > Personally, I'll pay a premium and stick with Plextor or Yamaha CD-R
> > drives.  Actually I've heard good things about Richo 6200S CD-RW.
> >
> > --
> > jason kau
> > jason.kau@drool.org
>
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Date: 1999/04/12
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