You didn't specify how much data your lab generates, however your point about immaturity of the technology is valid. My vote is still for cdr/w due to ready availability and intercomputer compatibility (the dvdram media aren't compatible with many computers at this point). Also there is a huge price difference. A decent CDRW drive costs a fraction of what a dvd ram drive would. Further if you decide to invest into a cdrw drive, I recommend againts external drives (network your computers) and between IDE and SCSI I would definitely go SCSI for increased performance/reliability. Also I would not settle for no-brand media. I would also like to point out, getting back to data volume, that new CD media are sized at 700 megs now and these discs are compatible with older (within reason) drives. It would take 10 minutes to generate one of these discs with an 8X burner (plus or minus initiation/finalization of the disc) and as far as media endurance, I have yet to find one CD that has failed me. Also due to the fact that its a fast and cheap technology there is nothing preventing you to get dual jewel cases and automatically burn 2 copies at each session! ===== `---------------------------------------------` | Maciej S. Simm | 525 E 68th Street | | Research Technician | Room N-805 | | Cornell Medical Center | Tel. 212.746.3428 | `---------------------------------------------` | www.cd4cd8.com | `---------------------------------------------` __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
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