Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 16:05:35 -0700 (PDT) From: eculp@InternetSalon.Org To: Mathew KANNER <mat@cs.mcgill.ca> Cc: Graham Guttocks <graham_guttocks@yahoo.co.nz>, freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: CD-RW: SCSI or EIDE/ATAPI? Message-ID: <972342335.39f4c43fe250f@Mail.MexComUSA.net> In-Reply-To: <20001023175808.A1885@cs.mcgill.ca> References: <20001023215316.32923.qmail@web10306.mail.yahoo.com> <20001023175808.A1885@cs.mcgill.ca>
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Quoting Mathew KANNER <mat@cs.mcgill.ca>: > [-hackers removed] > > On Oct 23, Graham Guttocks wrote: > > Greetings, > > > > I'm trying to decide whether the CD-RW drive I buy for my FreeBSD system > > should be SCSI or EIDE. The Plextor PlexWriter 12/10/32 CD-RW comes in > > both varieties, with the SCSI costing about $100USD more. > > > > Are there any discernible benefits to SCSI CD-RW drives? Any reasons why > > I shouldn't get the EIDE/ATAPI CD-RW drive? > > Hi, > There was a recent discussion on -chat on this very subject > recently. The consesus was SCSI but I use IDE with no problems. I use both with no problems. My old and slower ones are SCSI and my newer ones are EIDE. For my needs, I don't see a need to spend $100 more. ed > > --Mat > > > > Regards, > > Graham > > > > > _____________________________________________________________________________ > 2@ + > > http://clubs.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Clubs > > - Join a club or build your own! > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-multimedia" in the body of the message > > -- > Mathew Kanner <mat@CS.McGill.CA> SOCS McGill University > Obtuse quote: He [not me] understands: "This field of perception > is void of perception of man." -- The Quintessence of Buddhism > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-multimedia" in the body of the message > -------------------------------------------------------------------- http://EnContacto.Net/ http://CafeMania.Net http://InternetSalon.Net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-multimedia" in the body of the message
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