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Re: ATAPI or Parallel CDR
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jan Carlson)
Wed Nov 4 10:04:46 1998
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1998 09:55:26 -0500
From: Jan Carlson <janc@iname.com>
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Ramon Gandia wrote:
> I am wanting to buy a CD Writer. Either an internal IDE
> or an external parallel port one. While I read the HOWTO
> on this, the howto and the list seem a bit outdated. As
> I recall the new 2.0.35 kernel has much better support
> for both the IDE and Parallel CD writers.
I can tell you external parallel devices have a
major bottleneck on CPU time.
IDE also has to be babysat by the CPU. Scsi uses very little
CPU time, and is therefore much more friendly
to multi tasking - ie browsing the net while you burn
your CD.
With a parallel CD writer, you can expect a coaster
if you try to do much else, also for IDE but not as bad.
So, with either of these, plan to dedicate an entire machine
when you burn a CD.
I have seen SCSI CD writers for $360 Canadian ($235 US).
You can get a reasonable SCSI controler for $80 US.
This will end up being much more satisfying, especially if you
get a SCSI CD reader also. Then you can copy CD's directly
from original to blank, in one step, while using the machine
for other things at the same time.
So I'd say if you want a WinModem class CD burner, parallel
or IDE. The nice ones are SCSI.
>
>
> What I would like to know is who has one of these guys
> running under Linux, using the new 2.0.35 support, etc.
>
> I would like to know the model number, so I can go ahead
> and order one like within two days. It has to be a current
> model, not the old dinosaurs in the HOWTO.
>
> I am ambivalent on using an internal one, or a parallel
> external one. Will probably make up my mind on the day I
> order.
>
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