24X SCSI CD-ROM for $10.91 Not the fastest but good deal?

[MarcusAsleep]

Hi!

I saw this while shopping around for a SCSI drive. Shipping was not cheap ($11 or something) but still comes out pretty cheap! Linky

Good day!

 

[DavLucMac]

This doesn't look like a bad deal... but I have a question. Why would a 24x SCSI be better than a 56x IDE? I'm just wondering.. I have onboard scsi, but I dunno what the benefiets are. (if there are any)

 

[Gusfo0]

That seems awfully low for an SCSI drive. Even if it is dated speed.

Good find.

 

[rowcroft]

Anyone order from PCStop? I would prefer a 24X SCSI over IDE any day, especially if you are using SCSI drives, with IDE only one device can be accessed at a time, SCSI is independant and also less CPU intensive. Good find!

Rowcroft

 

[caino]

also noticed they have that drive with a bundled tekram 50 pin scsi card for $30.70 ;o)

for those of you looking to get into the world of SCSI, this is for you.

hell, i just spent 30 on a adaptec 2940 ;oP

caino


poo, forgot linkage

 

[Jazon]

I would take the Adaptec 2940 over the Tekram SCSI any day!. Anyways there is no description of the Tekram SCSI card.. ISA? PCI? EISA? etc.. I would not get the bundle unless I knew more about the scsi card.

 

[Linh]

good price

 

[Rabb]

Jason, you must not remember the tekram 390f vs adaaptec 2940UW debate from 3-4 years ago. Most enthusists endorsed the 390f (it has an advansys chip) as faster then the adaptec with loweer CPU utilization for 1/2 to 1/4 the cost. Not all tekram are bad, my 390f is still going strong (bought used for $50 3 years ago). You are right though. no specs on the tekram is dubious.

 

[patrickj]

Good price for a SCSI CD...

 

[EffenFish]

I had to go SCSI when I added a CDRW because all 4 of my IDE channels were being used (two HDs, a cd ROM, and Zip). It was the simplest solution and works great in Win98.

 

[Souka]

<< This doesn't look like a bad deal... but I have a question. Why would a 24x SCSI be better than a 56x IDE? I'm just wondering.. I have onboard scsi, but I dunno what the benefiets are. (if there are any) >>



24x is &quot;slower&quot; than a 56x IDE....period. But.......

SCSI doesn't rely on the CPU being free to continue working, doesn't hog the channel like IDE. so in otherwords, if you use the 24x SCSI as the source vs the 56x IDE, you'll probably produce fewer failed CDR-burns....especially if your burner is IDE.

I have a SCSI DVD/CD rom drive and an external SCSI burner. While burning &quot;backups&quot; of software, I can play Counter-strike or anything else I want. Or better still, I can RIP a DVD to an external 30gb scsi hd (at a low priority setting) and not have problems while playing games. *for those who don't know, ripping DVD's is very CPU intensive*


But, if you're just loading software, the 56x IDE CD-Rom (on a different channel) will be faster than the 24x CD-rom.

 

[Linh]

i have 2 scsi hard drives, scsi cdrom, and scsi burner. i can play q3, UT, or just about anything else while burning at 16X

 

[laugh]

I have SCSI floppy, zip, DVDROM, CDROM, CDRW, HD, and I play Quake3, B&amp;W, UT, Halflife at the same time with all my fingers and toes and leftover chicken wings, along with ripping DVD, burning CDR at 20X, making MP3, defragging HD, rendering toystory 3 with Maya and photoshop, and SETI@home. Yeah SCSI!!!

 

[Kwad Guy]

If you are buying a CDrom just for standard system stuff, i.e.
loading software and/or running games, then that 24X CDrom will
be fine and is a decent deal.

If you are buying a CDrom to use for ripping music or as
a source drive for CD copying to a CD writer, that 24X SCSI
drive is NOT a good deal. It's likely to have poor-to-very-poor
DAE...In the case where you're buying it as a ripping/source
drive, do yourself a favor and get a Plextor 32 or 40X drive (if
you want SCSI).

Kwad

 

[TheCandyman]

this would probably work in one of my Sun machines...

 

[randypj]

Rabb--Is the tekram 390f a bootable SCSI card?
--Randy

 

[randypj]

Assuming that this is the Cyberdrive 240D from CDSpeed2000, DAE is only 4x and is rated 0. But, the data speed averages 17x. Still....a cheap way to get into SCSI, especially if the SCSI card is bootable.
--Randy

 

[RDMustang1]

I bought 4 of these today and they already sent me a tracking #! Fast fast service!

 

[slipperyslope]

Beware of USdrives. I have had 3 of their IDE cd-rom drives fail. Hopefully their scsi drives are better.

 

[satchx]

Just got my confirm number/email as well ... vendor seems pretty much above board. As for reliability of drive, for $22 shipped (retail, w/ warranty) I can pretty much take a chance!