RE: Internal/External CD Burner question NZC

["Crystal Solana" <solanacrystal@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have an older Plextor SCSI.  It maxes out at 4x, and the only 
trouble I 
ever had with it was from too much heat in the box.  Now that we've 
installed dualie front panel fans that blow directly between the 
matching 
plextors we don't have that problem anymore.  ;)  I probably won't 
upgrade 
for speed until the current one dies, and you can bet it'll be 
another 
Plextor.
Crystal


>I and a friend of mine are owners of the Plextor 121032, which 
>writes at a
>blazing 12x.  It also has the Burn Proof technology, so that is 
>nice.  Of
>course, as Lee said, you'll pay more for a Plex.
>
>I have also used a SCSI Yamaha 4x in the past and loved it.  
>Actually, I
>wish my Plextor was a SCSI, but it performs well as an IDE.  It only 
>has a
>2MB buffer; I've seen units on the market with a 4MB buffer.  That 
>was a
>nicety, but I like the Burn Proof and the Plextor name; I don't 
>recall the
>other one being a quality brand name.  You also get the Plextor 
>tools with
>it that does a great job extracting audio for burning and also EZ CD 
>Creator
>4 for your data archiving.
>
>I hope this helps out some in your quest to find the perfect burner.
>
>Jeff
>
>
>  -----Original Message-----
>From:  owner-zeppelin@xxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-zeppelin@xxxxxxxx]  On 
>Behalf
>Of Lee McC
>Sent:  Monday, June 25, 2001 7:38 PM
>To:    For Badgeholders Only
>Subject:       Re: Internal/External CD Burner question NZC
>
>I personally wouldn't go with external USB because it's limited to 
>4x write
>(unless they've released USB 2.0 burners already but I don't think 
>they
>have. And I think your mobo has to support 2.0 to utilize its' 
>speed.)  
>Some
>folks have had problems getting USB burners to work at all on their 
>PCs
>while others have had no troubles.  If you must have external, try 
>to 
>spring
>for SCSI or Firewire so you can go full speed (But you'll still have 
>to get
>a card to go with).
>Otherwise, if you can talk whose ever  computer it is into believing 
>that a
>burner would be an upgrade
>(Which it is!), there are many fine, low cost IDE/ATAPI burners.  
>Right 
>now,
>Cendyne is selling 12x and 16x Teacs in their boxes for 100 to 140 
>bucks.
>(at CompUSA, I think?)
>Plextor is considered the Cadillac but you'll pay more than that for 
>one.
>But if you can swing it, they won't let you down.  I wouldn't turn 
>down a
>Sony or even a newer Yamaha.  And for low cost and extreme 
>compatibility,
>Mitsumi makes a fine burner.  And they do everything - even handle 
>the
>overburning required to use those 90 and 99 minute blanks. (But 
>don't use
>them for trading! 74minute is still king of trading) ;o)
>
>:o)
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Eddie Lombardi" <eddie_lombardi@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <zeppelin@xxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Monday, June 25, 2001 8:32 AM
>Subject: Internal/External CD Burner question NZC
>
>
> > HI,
> >
> > I'm looking to buy either an internal or external burner but I'm 
> > not 
>quite
> > sure what to get.  The system I'm using has Windows 98 with USB.  
> > Its a
>P3.
> > Has no SCSI card.
> >
> > What type of burner do people recomend.  I have been told to stay 
> > clear 
>of
> > parallel port external burners, especially for burning music but 
> > I'm not
> > sure if I should go for USB ext or get a SCSI or just go for an 
> > internal
> > burner(which I would imagine is better but can be problematic as 
> > its not
> > exactly my computer per sei).
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Eddie