My 4x CDR drive has been broken for some time now (several months, at least). And, now that I have the means, I’d like to replace it.
I have my eye on Plextor drives, as they have an excellent reputation. Normally, I’d get SCSI for sure, but Plextor’s IDE drives are actually faster (12x for SCSI vs 40x for IDE). And, with the buffer-underrun prevention technologies today, IDE is not such a disadvantage that it used to be.
So, back to Plextor. They have a 40x CDR drive (IDE), but also a 20x CDR drive that can also read DVDs (IDE). I already have a DVD drive in my box, but DVD-read capability could still be handy for when I build my new box, as I would likely use a few of the parts from my current box. On the other hand, the “non-DVD” drive can write at 40x, which is twice as fast as the other drive (in due fairness, it only works out to a 3-minute burn vs a 4-minute burn).
At this point, I’m leaning a bit towards the 20x CDR / 12x DVD-read drive, if only for longevity :-/. Any suggestions on which I should get?
How often do you actually burn CDs?
I plan on making monthly or twice-monthly backups, at the least.
I am looking for Plextor’s SCSI, internal drive, the 12/4/32 or the 12/10/32s. I can’t seem to find this drive.
Phil