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In <3n53eb$end@tipellium.apana.org.au>, braddock@labrador.apana.org.au (Reg Braddock) writes:
>Adam Frey (adam@eden.apana.org.au) wrote:
>:  I am looking at buying a new SCIS Quad Spin CDROM for my OS/2 Warp box
>:  with ASUS SP3G motherboard with SCSI II controller on board and am
>:  after recommendations.  My first thoughts are some sort of NEC since they
>:  seem to be well supported and of good quality.  I am open to all comment
>: including where to shop in Melbourne.

Do _NOT_ buy an NEC SCSI CD-ROM.  Their implementation of SCSI is severely 
broken, and whilst the drive may well work OK under Warp (no direct experience
here), it certainly won't work well on most systems that expect a SCSI CD-ROM
to do the Right Thing.

If you want a Quad SCSI unit, go for the Sony units.

>Although not SCSI, I've had no problems with my Mistumi quad spin IDE drive. 
>And, it would be cheaper than a SCSI drive.

But they perform like dogs; PIO is not the route for superior IO performance.

>Reg.

Mike