[muglo] Re: SCSI Burner

on 1/6/02 02:02, Alex at admeddemda@xxxxxx wrote:

>> Firstly, I don't see any indication that the Ricoh comes with Toast; the
>> software mentioned is IBM type stuff.
>> Secondly, If you add even the cost of Gas to get to Toronto ($15-25,
>> depending
>> on which car) + parking you are not far off the price of this Yamaha.
> 
> That ricoh is likely IDE .... which is far, far cheaper than SCSI
> (and a lot less reliable too).
> 
> If one has an older mac, the SCSI burner is the way to go. Better
> performance over IDE.

I doubt very much that it comes with Toast but it is in fact a SCSI and if
I'm not mistaken, Sonnam's website even lists it as being "SCSI". I wouldn't
even pay $150 for an external 6x-R burner when I could pick up a 24x/12/40
internal for that much. Of course, the software makes up for some of the
difference. Toast 5 would make the CD-RW advertised here a much better deal
for $200.

The crux of the problem is this: old hardware and technology loses its value
*rapidly* (& SCSI is now *very* old technology for 95% of uses, and a
high-tech niche for the remainder (video, heavy duty PhotoShoppers, servers,
and RAIDs)).

That's the story of computer technology. Product improvement happens so
rapidly that what was top of the line a scant two years ago is now defunct.
I paid over $400 for my 2/2/4 USB CD-RW in '99 when that was a steal. Now,
the mechanism would cost $20 or 30, and the USB case not much more.

As for reliability: IDE drives fare well in Macs (AFAIK Apple hasn't shipped
a SCSI CD-RW or DVD-RW), and IDE is cheaper (half price) to replace. The
CD-burner units in SCSI and IDE are *the same*, it's the interface that's
different (SCSI has a much greater over-head which is why it costs).

Unless you absolutely need the drive on the SCSI chain, you're further ahead
getting an IDE and replacing the internal CD-ROM, or, if you have a pre-IDE
Mac, get a PCI IDE card and stick the IDE CD-RW on it. (&, if you can't do
that, well, your only option is SCSI ;)



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