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Article #2304Re: External CD writers???
From: joe crouse
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 17:28
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 17:28
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thas true trade offs suck Bruce Von Deylen wrote: > Hello: > I agree. I merely wanted to point out that Firewire and SCSI, though > faster than USB, are also more expensive, especially if you have to buy > cards to run the drive. > > 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:3A3FD1D7.95EEA828@home.com... > > 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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