Re: arsclist CD writing drive with disc labler.

["Jeanette Berard" <JBERARD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This is a mildly cool idea that is not very good in execution.  I've
seen the results, and you can read them, but not very well.  It is
better suited to logos or very large type.  You are limited to dark
color dye discs, as most of the straight silver or gold discs do not
show the imprinting at all.

The appearance is more like a water-mark than printing.

It is not that popular with home users because with RW discs, using T@2
'seals' the disc so it is no longer re-writable.  

There are several review sites on the web that give examples of the
finished product and discuss the +- in detail.

JB

>>> smolians@xxxxxxxxx 01/06/03 09:34PM >>>
I'm looking at a Best Buy ad for a Yamaha 44x24x44 internal CD-RW drive
with T@2 disc labeling technology. Price, $ 79.99 with mail-in rebate.

This seems to write on the unused portion of the underside of the disc
after the audio data has been recorded.

Given the concern in some quarters (including these) about writing on
the disc's surface, could this be a solution to minimal, otherwise
non-intrusive specific identification when burning CDs?

It seems to be an older product of Yamaha's,.  Is it being closed out? 
Are they continuing to use this technology in later products as well?

Has anyone any experience with this product? 

Steve Smolian
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