I have heard that SCSI will be more reliable as far as making good copies of data. Also, I would think SCSI would be faster (especially if you want to multi-task while you write data), but I am not sure. Lotsa help, eh? I will give a personal opinion based on experience about Acer CD-ROM drives. My wife runs a home-based computer hardware sales business and it appears that Acer CD drives are not as reliable (ie. they break more often) than the other types that she sells (mainly Panasonic, Mitsumi, and Sony). Now, she hasn't sold an Acer drive for a few years for this reason, so things may have changed. And, it could have just been bad luck, but I have heard of similar experiences at other resellers.

I have heard some good things about the Hewlett Packard CD-R and CD-RW drives. Also, Ricoh makes some nice drives. I think the best suggestion would be to read-up on some of the PC magazine sites.

Good luck!


>Hello all...
>
>I realize this may not be an appropiate message for this forum, but i want to get some opinions from the people i have come to trust for their advice, so here goes!
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>I am currently shooping for a Cd-R or Cd-RW drive.
>There are so many makes , styles and types out there, would anyone who currently uses one please advise me?
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>I am interested in quality, price ;) , compatibility with all other cdroms as far as reading goes, EIDE Vs. SCSI, ( also can one run a reg EIDE CDRom with another EIDE CD-Rx??).
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>some models I am currently looking at are:
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>ACER model CDW 6206A
>Phillips model CDD 3610
>Memorex (Memtek) model CRW-1622
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>If anyone has one of these, please advise if you are satisfied.
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>Also, any other makes, models that you might recommend and why.
>and if you have a favorite on-line retailer, please recommend.
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>MTIA,
>
>Dan