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superdave wrote:

> Jim Gilliland wrote in message <353C87FF.BD43469@ibm.net>...
> >superdave wrote:
> >
> >> I bought an Atlas CD-Rom 24X from a local Best Buy store and now it's
> only
> >> $25 AFTER the $30 mail in rebate... it does DAE just great! Later!
> >
> >Atlas doesn't make drives.  They just wrap their box around whatever drive
> >they can get the best deal on from week to week.  What drive was actually
> >in the box?  What drive does your system report?
> >
> >And what does "just great" mean?  How fast is it?  And have you tested it
> >for accuracy, or are you just going by your own ears?  Try extracting the
> >same track several times and see if the resulting wav files are identical
> (using
> >fc /b).
>
> you think i didn't know that Atlas puts their name on other people's stuff?
> i said ATLAS b/c it says ATLAS on the box retard.. i didn't want him to go
> looking for a cd-rom that's really a Wearnes (there are you happy?) that he
> wouldn't find there for $25... and gee, seeing that i HAVE one and i said
> that i HAVE one, that would mean that i have USED it and not just heard
> stuff moron.. and also seeing that i said it's a 24X what the heck speed do
> you THINK it is? you're about as smart as a box of hair...

Perhaps if you spent some time learning about this technology before you opened
your mouth, you wouldn't look so foolish in public.  I'll offer you a couple of
pointers, you can turn to the FAQs if you want to know more.

1) Someone who buys a CDROM drive in an Atlas box may in fact be acquiring a
completely different drive from the one that you own.  It is very common for
them to be mixed even within the same shipment from the manufacturer.  So you
really haven't helped your hypothetical correspondent at all.

2) DAE speeds are almost never the same as the rated read speed of the drive.
Typical DAE performance ranges from about .5x (that's right, less than one) to
about 12x or even higher.  The rated speed of the drive is no indication - a 32x
drive may well provide 1x DAE speed.

3) Listening to the wav file extracted by the drive is not a valid proof of the
accuracy of the audio extraction.  Many CDROM drives produce wav files that
sound like the original, but actually contain subtle errors.  The best test of
accuracy is to extract the same audio track multiple times, then compare to see
if they are identical or not.

If you choose to respond with more vitriolic hysteria, I'll simply ignore you.
Otherwise perhaps we can have an intelligent conversation.  Good luck with your
drive.