i got one of these a linux world in san jose last year, and actualy used it to recover a machine while we were there, however, i would warn against using these in cheap cdroms. i had mine become lodged in a cheap panasonic drive, and a friend of mine had a similar experience. works well, however, in laptop drives with snap-down centers (like are found in portable cd players).
FWIW, the reasoning behind this, from what I understand, is that there are shops in Japan where CDs can be rented, and ofcourse, duplicated to MD at home, and returned. I have invested in MiniDisc my self, and have been very pleased with it, even over portable CD players. -ceedub
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i got one of these a linux world in san jose last year, and actualy used it to recover a machine while we were there, however, i would warn against using these in cheap cdroms. i had mine become lodged in a cheap panasonic drive, and a friend of mine had a similar experience. works well, however, in laptop drives with snap-down centers (like are found in portable cd players).
FWIW, the reasoning behind this, from what I understand, is that there are shops in Japan where CDs can be rented, and ofcourse, duplicated to MD at home, and returned. I have invested in MiniDisc my self, and have been very pleased with it, even over portable CD players. -ceedub