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As well as more memory - ;-) - I'm thinking of filing the spare bay in
my machine with a CD-R[W] drive. My existing drive is DVD, so I don't
need that as well.

There will be two main uses; backing up data; and copying two kinds of
music CDs; custom- made compilations, and whole discs (where there must
not be a gap between tracks; I think this is called Disc-At-Once).

PC Pro magazine has just reviewed several drives, selecting the LG
electronics ED 8120B (Cost: GBP 81 + VAT; Speed: 12x) as the "Editor's
Choice".

While I realise that there are few absolutes, is these a good buy? Are
there any pitfalls, or anything worth considering as an alternative?

One feature it lacks is that it doesn't write "high density, 80min
discs"; is that a worry, or are they a technical blind- alley? It also
lacks Win ME support, but offers WIN 2000 (I'm using 98SE).

Is its bundled software (Easy CD Creator 4.02; Direct CD) good for my
intended uses, or should I be buying (or grabbing as Freeware) an
alternative?

Given the intended uses, what discs are worth buying/ avoiding?

For data backups, is a three- generation CD-RW set worth having, or is
it better to use CD-Rs and treat them as disposable once they're
superseded?

(cross- posted & FU Set)
-- 
Andy Mabbett 

                 A 1998 survey of 48 restaurants' chicken tikka masalas 
                 found that the only common ingredient was chicken.