[plug] Re:SCSI CDRW

[Mark Saxon]

Jason Nicholls wrote:
> 
> G'day Mark,
> 
> On Sat, Dec 02, 2000 at 09:16:35AM +0800, Mark Saxon wrote:
> > I'm about to buy myself a SCSI cdrw for my Linux Mandrake box and had
> > more or less settled on a Yamaha CRW4416S but have a friend recommend
> > the  SONY 145S.
> 
> Yeah I asked the same question not too long ago (see the archives). I actually
> decided to go for a Sony 145S despite no one on the list having any
> experience with it.

Thanks Jason that was just what I was looking for.  I remember your ?
to the list. I was hoping you were still around.
Checked the archives and I did attend the Installfest to look at the
EIDE burners in action -  they seemed slow and just a little too easy to
interupt to me. 

At the price the Sony seems a good compromise between price and
reliability.

Mark





> I can say that it works like a charm. Read is quick and writing is fantastic.
> No problems so far.
> 
> I can rip a full audio CD in about 7.5 mins and write a full CD in under 7
> mins (i think). I haven't tried RW CDs yet cause I don't have any of that
> media.
> 
> Later,
> 
> Jason Nicholls
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