On Saturday 14 April 2001 06:19, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > $250 > > Yamaha 16x10x40 CD-RW , part number in ad: CRW2100EZ > > If I get the Yamaha, I can get 128MB PC13 RAM for free (after > > rebates) > > If this Yamaha one is SCSI then go for it. I have the CDRW8824SZ > (8/8/24) and it works fine. I don't like IDE at all except for > cheap desktops so I'm kind of biased towards SCSI.
I have an IDE writer and it also works fine. The only advantage of SCSI is when you plan to do CD-to-CDR duplication. My advice: always dd your CD to your HD. Note also: an IDE writer and a cheap (read slow) desktop is a bad combination. This is where you get your buffer underruns.
