About to plunge…
Ed, while I agree with Rich that there probably will not be a *major*
development in the next few months, you may consider waiting a few weeks. The
Spring COMDEX starts May 24 and any changes/new drives/price drops etc. will
likely be announced or demoed there. A number of cd-rom conference followers
will be there, as well as our fearless leader (Rich). I'm sure that all
pertinant information will make its way here.
On the other hand it is hard to beat the price and features of a drive such as
the Mitsumi if you are just starting and want to keep as many bucks in your
pocket as you can. I have no connection with Mitsumi, don't even own one, but
it should be available at a reasonable price even at Mom-and-Pop stores local
to you. Cheers!