Berkeley CSUA MOTD:Entry 23400
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2001/12/29-31 [Computer/HW/Drives] UID:23400 Activity:high
12/29   I'd like to dip into the pool of motd wisdom.  I'm going to buy a new
        cd-rw.  I don't have scsi so it should be ide.  I want quality, speed
        and the drive should be able to deal with any of the zillions of
        standards.  Price isn't too important but I don't want to take out
        a second mortgage for it. What's the best ide cd-rw out there? Thanks!
        (Please specify a model if you have one in mind or a product line)
        \_ ? the most expensive CD-RW is about $200 these days.  It's
           a lot cheaper than you think.  Any name brand drive will serve
           you fine (and a lot of them are under $100)
        \_ I think these suckers are almost a commodity now.   HP is well
           spoken of, but I've been satisfied with my Sony CDRW.  It cost
           about $100 when I got it.  It does 8x CDR, I forget its other
           speeds.  I've gotten it to work under Linux with minimal trouble.
        \_ LiteOn 24x10x40 has worked well for me and my friend.  Paid $81 for
           it.  http://tomshardware.com has a recent review of IDE drives.  In brief,
           every drive is full featured except some Sonys.
        \_ Apparently it's been a while since you purchased a CD-RW drive.
           They're universally cheap.  They're universally compatible.  IDE
           sucks much less than it used to.  Probably the best drive
           available on the market today is TDK's 24x velocd:
           http://www.tdk.com/velocd-new/24index.html
           Should cost between $150-$160 after tax/shipping if you shop
           around.  Comes with a solid software bundle (but you don't care
           about that if it's going into a non-windows machine).  They've got
           a 32x burn model coming out if you're willing to wait, but it will
           probably go for a premium for a few months after release.  If you
           are cheap, get the LiteOn, it's a damn good drive for the money.
           If you want the fastest thing under the sun, get the TDK.  It's
           excellent, and still pretty cheap. -dans
           \_ "...it's been a while since..."  Actually I've never bought one.
              I bought a retail 24/10/40 plextor for $148 - $30 rebate.  It
              looks pretty much the same as the TDK except has a 4mb buffer.
              I don't know if that makes a difference but it's cheaper and
              specs out the same otherwise.  I can't wait for a 32x to come
              out.  I need it in the next week or so.  Thanks to both of the
              above for URLs and your helpful comments.  Sometimes the motd
              works.
              \_ Plextor good.  Plextors have been and continue to be the
                 Cadillac of CD-Rs... except in a good way.
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