CD burner write speed and cdrecord

[Net Llama!]

Indeed.  SCSI hardware is traditionally used in servers.  People don't 
purchase components for servers at BestBuy.  Look on pricewatch.com or 
pricegrabber.com for good prices on namebrand components.

On 12/04/02 19:24, Brett I. Holcomb wrote:
> Yes, they do - check out Plextor for one, most others make them.   I buy 
> them for performance. However, morons such as work at BestBuy and CompUSA 
> can't be expected to know about them.  The only reason they IDE is they've 
> seen it on enough boxes for it to sink into their little brains.  If you 
> want to find real equipment you won't find it at these places - or if you 
> do no one will know what it is.
> 
> 
>> The men in the computer store (BestBuy, CompuUSA), smile and shake their
>> heads each time I ask about scsi cdrom's. Do they exist?
>> 
>> Joel
>> 
>> On Wed, Dec 04, 2002 at 10:06:11PM -0500, Brett I. Holcomb wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> > Just for the record,
>>> > 
>>> > 
>>> > Ahh..  The pain has stopped. It only took two short evenings to get
>>> > this working under linux. The scsi stuff is a pain. Knowing how to use
>>> > modules is a must. If I hadn't had to install a zip drive last year,
>>> > another scsi pretender, I would have been a lot longer doing this.
>>> 
>>> No - the psuedo scsi stuff is a pain <G>.  Real SCSI just works <G>.
>>> Another reason I stick with real SCSI!
>>>
> 

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