FYI, the 40MB/sec is only the interface speed - it has nothing to do with the actual CD-ROM speed. The Plextor UW 40x CD-ROMs averaged about 24x (20x DAE) for me - that's about 3.5MB/sec. Not too fast. You're better off with the Kenwood 52x TrueX SCSI CD-ROM, which averages about 50x (10x DAE) - which is about 7.6MB/sec. Note that the Kenwood drive is pretty quiet (with 8 lasers, it spins much slower), whereas the Plextor is quite loud. Nick Reinking dopp at acm.cs.umn.edu, on 08/31/2000 08:56:41 AM To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org @ PMDF cc: Subject: Re: [TCLUG:20885] CD BURNERS I have a PlexWriter 8/20 and it works superbly. Also, I have to agree with Job here: SCSI is the only way to go. You can get a decent SCSI-II controller for < $50. What I really want though is one of Plextor's Ultra-Wide SCSI cdroms.. Man, 40 MB/s... It's so tempting.... Gabe On Thu, Aug 31, 2000 at 07:51:20AM -0500, Jon Schewe wrote: > Plextor has always been a good brand. I've got the PlexWriter RW 4/2/20 and > it works great. When it came time for firware upgrade on it they had a way to > do it through Linux too. Oh and don't consider anything except SCSI if you > want to make sure it works in a multi-tasking environment. > > "Matthew LaBerge" <labmat at earthlink.net> writes: > > > I'm looking to get a new burner and would like some suggestions as to what > > brand is the best or most reliable, my old 2x isn't performing as well as I > > would like so it's about time to get a new one. Any help is appreciated. > > > > ______________________ > > > > Matthew LaBerge > > labmat at earthlink.net > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org > > -- > Jon Schewe | http://eggplant.mtu.net/~jpschewe > For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels > nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any > powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all > creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that > is in Christ Jesus our Lord. - Romans 8:38-39 > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org > For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gabe Turner | X-President, UNIX Systems Administrator, | Assoc. for Computing Machinery U of M Supercomputing Institute for | Univerisity of Minnesota Digital Simulation and Advanced Computation | dopp at acm.cs.umn.edu "YOU _GAVE_AWAY_ $47 MILLION DOLLARS?? You fat, bloated eediot!" - Ren Hoek in "Stimpy's Big Day" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org -------------- next part -------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org