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Date:	Mon, 8 Sep 2003 22:19:08 PDT7
From:	"Gary Wong" <gary.wong@sbcglobal.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	< "scoug-help@scoug.com" > scoug-help@scoug.com >
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: CD-R/RW Upgrade Plans

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Steve Carter:

What was the name of Tim's company again? Is he still selling computers and
components? If he is still in business, what does he have in the way of CD-R/RW
drives?

On Mon, 8 Sep 2003 17:11:42 PDT7, Steve Carter wrote:

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>Gary:
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>I was faced with a similar decision recently, and chose Plextor,
>based on quality and reputation. I started out with a Texel
>(predecessor to Plextor) 2x SCSI CD reader (at $400!) before the '94
>Northridge 'quake. The Plextor 2410A model writes the inner cylinders
>at (up to) 16x in constant linear velocity mode and then (optionally)
>speeds up at the outer cylinders to 20X or 24X. The faster writing
>doesn't make an appreciable difference in overall time, since it only
>occurs at/near the outer edges of the disk. Most CD writers work
>this way, in some measure or other. It writes the newer re-writable
>media (only) at 10x, but this is not a big factor for me. At some
>point, fast enough is indeed fast enough! I've not used it with RSJ.
>
>There is a new-in-the-box, but old stock Plextor 2410A on eBay at:
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2751358697&category=44952
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>presently at $50. This auction expires Sept. 10 at 9am.
>
>I also considered a Yamaha, as I wanted a BIG buffer. I really wanted
>another SCSI writer, but gave in to the IDE "dark side" on both price
>and availability.
>
>++++++++++++++++++
>On 9/8/03, Gary Granat wrote, in part:
>>
>>Nothing ever goes as quickly as one would wish. Nevertheless...
>>
>>I downloaded the demo copy of RSJ and extracted their CDDRV.INF file.
>>I figures that this would provide a starting point. Turns out,
>>the newest drives (which are the easiest to find) aren't on the list.
>>I don't think I need a 56x write speed, so...
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>>The Plextor PlexWriter PX-W2410A and the Sony CRX168B both look like good bets.
>> ...
>>Somehow, this is beginning to resemble a crap shoot. Oh, well...
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