DVD R/W et. al.

[gerald.feldman at hp.com (Jerry Feldman)]

On Tuesday 19 April 2005 11:58 am, Mark J. Dulcey wrote:
> David Hummel wrote:
> > You might want to wait a bit until the new dual-layer DVD-R drives and
> > media are cheaper and more widely available.
>
> As people have already pointed out, the dual-layer drives are now
> readily available and cheap, so there is no reason to wait to buy one.
> The dual-layer discs are still scarce and expensive (over $5/disc even
> from the cheapest online discounters), but you can happily use your
> drive with cheap single-layer discs (under $0.50 at retail) until the
> dual-layer ones are affordable.
>
> Dual-layer discs also have much lower writing speeds (4x vs 16x). It's
> not clear whether that gap will ever close; it may be inherent to the
> medium.
I'm not really that interested in writing them. I use my CD-R primarily to 
make CDs for Installfests. But, I agree 100% with you. It's probably good 
to get the drive now since a working drive is a bit better than one that 
doesn't work. 
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