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Re: External CD writers???

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From: joe crouse
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 21:17
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true  but he said good n fast  and relliable  usb is reliable  but fast  not so
much
as it only gets a fraction of what fire wire  and scsi get


Bruce Von Deylen wrote:

> Hello:
>     An external drive that uses USB is the cheapest, though not the fastest
> option. As long as you don't want to run Quake on the drive, USB ought to
> suit your needs.
>     SCSI and Firewire would be much faster than USB. However, both will
> require an appropriate card to operate. If you don't have the card already,
> you'll have to include that in your budget.
>
> regards,
>             bruce
>
> --
> PC Problems?
> Contact the PC Guy.
>
> Bruce D. Von Deylen
> South Bend, IN  USA
>
> e-mail: brucevd<at>compuserve.com
> Website: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/brucevd/pcguy1.htm
>
> "joe crouse" <joecrouse1@home.com> wrote in message
> news:3A3E7A2E.C9167050@home.com...
> > hes got a point but id go with firewire  as that has a higer max
> > transmission rate than usb. there is also the portable hardrive option
> you
> > get your self an exterior docking bay they have them is scsi for sure and
> i
> > beleive that there is a variant for ide check on ubid.com i know they got
> > something likethat
> >
> >
> > kaczeus@my-deja.com wrote:
> >
> > > Peter, Please look at an alternative to CD-RW application. Review the
> > > DataBook specs and prices offered by DataZONE Corporation
> > > (www.datazonecorp.com). The price of a 5GB external storage is $199 and
> > > a USB interface option is $69. The product is lighter, more rugged and
> > > the performance is better. You can have all the content of your C:
> > > drive on this unit and transfer it between your desktop and notebook
> > > PC's. Good luck! - Steven
> > >
> > > Sent via Deja.com
> > > http://www.deja.com/
> >
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