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In article <3t615b$6aq@ixnews5.ix.netcom.com>
   mikerios@ix.netcom.com (Michael Rios ) writes:
>The most important factor for multimedia is the buffer size.  A double
>speed drive with a large buffer is better than a quad speed with a
>small buffer.  256K is the minimum you should consider, and Plextor
>offers a quad s
>peed with 1 MB! (pricey, though).
>
>
>In <3sb0qm$jg4@dingo.cc.uq.oz.au> mf322054@student.uq.edu.au (Daniel
>Tsui) writes:
>>
>>I'm looking into one of 4 IDE quad spin drives. I wish to know which
>brand
>>and model is the best buy considering they are all equally priced.
>I've
>>quoted the blurb as advertised with this company. From the below info
>>(providing it is correct) the  Pioneer looks the best buy. I'll
>probably be
>>connecting this to a Sound Blaster16 VIBRA IDE sound card. Can anyone
>offer
>>opinions on the combination of one of the drives below + this
>soundcard?
>>
>>Any help is appreicated. Please e-mail me if possible.
>>
>>Panasonic CR581K - Quad spin, multisession, Photo CD & XA compliant,
>180ms
>>access, and up to 600 kb/sec Data transfer rates
>>
>>Sony CDU76E-K - Quad spin, multisession, photo CD & XA compliant, IDE
>>interface with xfer rates up to 600 k/bytes sustained and 8.3Mb burst,
>tray
>>loading
>>
>>NEC CDR272K - IDE, Quad spin, multisession, photo CD & XA compliant,
>600
>>kb/sec data transfer, 250 ms access time. 256kb cache, includes:
>data/audio
>>cables and driver's disk.
>>
>>Pioneer DRUA124xK - IDE, 614 kb/sec sustained data transfer rate, 110
>random
>>seek time (average at quad speed), 150 ms random access time (average
>at
>>quadruple speed), 128kb cache. Inc all cables.
>>
>>
>>--
>>[ Daniel Tsui                ]
>>[ St Lucia, Brisbane         ]
>>[ mf322054@student.uq.edu.au ]
>>

Hi Daniel,
Well I too a good look around before I bought a quad and in the end settled
for the pioneer simply because it had the fastest access time for the price.
I have not regretted it.    It really is a hot drive, I recommend it and I
don't work for pioneer !   Good hunting....Alan.








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