Both Samsung-40X(2.5 years) and LG-24x10x16(0.5 year)
read well. I use LG CD/RW and LG, Samsung and
Verbatim CD/R disks.
 I use the CD/RW only to back up data. All installations,
music, video etc. - from the CD/R drive.
 Even then I prefer sometimes to create an image by
CD Clone of the CD/R on my HDD to use it as virtual
drive.

 Mike.


Martin Buehler wrote:
>
> i think your cd drive is too old to read cdrw's. i
> myself have drives that don't read cdrw, and the
> oldest ones are not even able to read cdr.
> tino
>
>
>
>  There are a lot of information about CDR/RW on the Net.
> You might read such magazines as "Chip", "PC-World" etc.
> They regularly publish articles about CDR/RW technology,
> make comparative tests of CDR/RW devices.
>
>  Mike.
>
> Mike Mansheim wrote:
> > I've just finally gotten a CD-RW recorder, and have been
> experimenting
> > with reading the burned CD's (both R & RW) in other drives.  In both
> > of
> > the other drives I have available to check, I can eventually read
> the
> > CD's, but not right away.  The drives are "not ready" for varying
> > amounts
> > of time.  It sounds almost as though they have to "spool up" before
> > they
> > can be read.  When the CD is inserted, the drives make noise, even
> > though
> > there is no auto-start stuff on them (just files).  The whole
> process
> > doesn't seem very reliable.
> > - Is there a way to "tickle" the drives to get them up to speed
> before
> >   trying to access them, if that is the problem?
> > - What is different about "regular" cd's that they don't exhibit
> this?
> >   (I can always access them right away).
> >
> > Thanks for any light anyone can shed!
> >
>

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