In message <002501c09094$5c9b1200$f63561cb@joe>, Jinx
<joecolquitt@CLEAR.NET.NZ> writes
>Hi all, I was ready to purchase an HP 8250 CD writer (NZ$447)
>for archiving, when the same company (www.dse.co.nz) then
>advertised a Mitsumi 4804TE (NZ$374). The HP is said to be
>a 4x4x24x, but the Mitsumi is said to be a 4x4x but "with the power
>and performance of a 24x". You can see what I mean at
>
>http://marketplace.xtra.co.nz/cgi-bin/dse.filereader?841337707+EN/catalogs/C
>TG0000085
>
>If I save $74 and go for the Mitsumi could I be buying trouble ? Also,
>any tips on archiving, choice of media, utilities etc

I subscribe to the ROXIO (Adaptec) mailing list, there are huge numbers
of complaints about reliability problems with HP drives - apparently HP
don't even make the drives, they just buy them in, often from Philips.

Personally I use a Yamaha drive, these and Plextor seem the best thought
of drives (but unfortunately more expensive).
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