From: Michael Laajanen on
Hi,
happytoday wrote:
> Dear all,
> What is the best(detectable,easy to use) external DVD-writer to carry
> on a backup for data on many Solaris 10 stations?
> Please provide me with a model and a vendor ?
> Thanks in advance
Plextor, but most vendors should work fine today!


/michael
From: erik magnuson on
Michael Laajanen wrote:
> Hi,
> happytoday wrote:
>
>> Dear all,
>> What is the best(detectable,easy to use) external DVD-writer to carry
>> on a backup for data on many Solaris 10 stations?
>> Please provide me with a model and a vendor ?
>> Thanks in advance
>
> Plextor, but most vendors should work fine today!
>

I had a Sony DVD writer (USB and Firewire) work right out of the box in
late 2005 (S10U1).

-erik
From: John D Groenveld on
In article <80rgaaF6lrU1(a)mid.dfncis.de>,
Joerg Schilling <js(a)cs.tu-berlin.de> wrote:
>Today, it does no longer makes sense to recommend Plextor as Plextor turned
>into a reseller 4 years ago. The developers have been fired and Shinano Kenshi
>only makes motors.......

Thank you for the update.

Care to tell us which vendors have recently been helpful with cdrecord
development?

John
groenveld(a)acm.org