A good SCSI burner?

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fow99

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Hi all,

I just got myself a Adaptec AHA-2940U scsi card. I need some recommendation on a good but not pricy scsi burner to replace my 8-4-32 IDE burner. Please share with me any of your experience.
 
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chansen

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The list is ever-thinning. Plextor still sells their venerable 12X SCSI, and Yamaha has been keeping up with the times with 16X and 20X offerings, but I've not seen much more.

I upgraded my Yamaha 4X SCSI with a 16X LG, and still miss the SCSI interface. I certainly can't use my computer for heavy tasks while burning like the Yamaha would handle, but the Yamaha, besides being slow, woould not burn 80min CDR's.
 
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Smbu

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Well, I've burned a few hundred cd's with my Plextor 12/10/32 internal scsi cdrw drive. I'm not sure how much it costs right now, since I've been using mine for slightly over a year.
 
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but the Yamaha, besides being slow, woould not burn 80min CDR's. >>



That deosn't sound good. Is that a common problem with SCSI burners or it was just Yamaha.
 
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Smbu

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but the Yamaha, besides being slow, woould not burn 80min CDR's. >>



That deosn't sound good. Is that a common problem with SCSI burners or it was just Yamaha. >>



I have had no problems burning 80min cdr's with my Plex, so I think it might be that Yamaha drive.
 
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stranger707

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I have had problems with SCSI Yamaha burners, too. I have owned 2 SCSI Plextors, and they just last forever. I also have an old Smart and Friendly (Ricoh inside) that works fine, but is a little slow (6X/4X/10X). I would recommend Plextor, and if you look around on the auctions you might find a new burner that is an older model at a reduced price.
 
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bacillus

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someone from here mentioned that sanyo had a x24 scsi burner coming out but didn't give a link!
 
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mikeyd

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I have that same Plextor 12/10/32S burner and love it. It works with everything and is fast and won't burn coasters.
 
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fow99

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Looks like Plextor is still the king here. Well I am not suprised though I was trying to see if anybody had any happy experience with something else. Like Ricoh, Teac.....
The Plextor is expensive. :(
 
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audiophan

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taking a quick glance at StorageReview.com, it seems

<< Plextor's 12/10/32S, while a bit slower than Yamaha's 16X CRW2100S in write speeds, offers quicker rewrites and packet-writes, much quieter operation, and read speeds that often surpass its 40X competitor >>



but both have been on the leaderboard
 
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Pabster

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Plextor's 12/10/32S is a real gem. It's been the sturdiest, most reliable CD-RW I've ever owned.

Sanyo does manufacture a 24X SCSI writer -- the BP5. It can be had for around $200, or just a little more than the Plextor 12/10/32S still sells for. I don't have any personal experience with the BP5, but I've heard it is excellent. Nonetheless, I'm quite satisfied with 12X speed (I do have 24X IDE units in other rigs) and I've never made a coaster. The SCSI interface is great, but you knew that already :)
 
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chansen

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I'm pretty sure my problem with 80min CDR's on the 4X Yamaha was related to that model (and other early models) only. 80min CDR's didn't exist when I bought that burner. I upgraded the firmware, but to no avail.
 
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Jhereg

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I picked up the Sanyo BP-5, its' pretty sweet. I have yet to do performance testing on it but it works well.
 
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Midnight Rambler

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If you want SCSI, better get it while you can, as SCSI is becoming an "endangered species" ... :(

I didn't know for example, that Apple has dropped SCSI support in OS X and beyond. That's bad news for the SCSI market.
 
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No, it is because Apple's are too expensive already to use SCSI. And the typical applications for a Mac -- video editing, for example -- require abundant amounts of disk space. That's why they've switched to IDE.

SCSI isn't going anywhere, except in each and every rig I build ... :D
 
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pecel

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Buy Plextor.
It's the best burner ;)
I have 12x Plextor SCSI and never fail to burn a CD.
 
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DoctorBooze

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Well, I bought a Yamaha CRW2100S a few months ago, half the price of the Plextor 12/10/32S my mate bought around the same time, hooked it up to my Adaptec 2940 (no letters) while he connected to a Tekram 315U, and I haven't made any coasters yet, while he's made a few...

We weren't burning the same stuff, but I'd say the Yamaha worked well, quickly and moderately quietly (near silent burning/rewriting, playing much quieter than any IDE 40x CD or DVD drive I ever used). No problems with 80min CDs. I got the Yamaha rather than the Plextor for two reasons: (i) it's priced competitively close to the IDE writers; (ii) another mate already had one, and found it trouble-free. I've no doubt whatsoever that the Plextors are extremely good too though.
 
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sharkeeper

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Sanyo has a 24X SCSI burner? Great! It's probably a narrow device but that's ok, it's still not on the dark side! :p



<< If you want SCSI, better get it while you can, as SCSI is becoming an "endangered species" ...

I didn't know for example, that Apple has dropped SCSI support in OS X and beyond. That's bad news for the SCSI market. >>



Yes it is in the consumer/pc field. However, in the enterprise market, SCSI does (and always will) prevail. It's what it was designed for in the first place. It seems like more X15's are going to the performance enthusiast than the server market though. Why? Check out most vendors. They're tripping over SCA drives while 68 pin devices are backordered everywhere. Most if not all enterprise class equipment uses backplaned hot swap technology so that should tell you something!

Cheers!
 
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<< No, it is because Apple's are too expensive already to use SCSI. >>

My point was that Apple's support for SCSI had been a major market segment for SCSI devices that is now gone.

You are correct about their reasons for switching hardware, esp. price. Before too long, the only thing separating an Apple from a PC will be the OS ...
 
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fow99

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<< taking a quick glance at StorageReview.com, it seems

<< Plextor's 12/10/32S, while a bit slower than Yamaha's 16X CRW2100S in write speeds, offers quicker rewrites and packet-writes, much quieter operation, and read speeds that often surpass its 40X competitor >>



but both have been on the leaderboard >>


Yep I read that. But it also said that the noise level of the Yamaha is unbearable.
 
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fow99

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<< Well, I bought a Yamaha CRW2100S a few months ago,.... >>



Sounds greate. Were it able to burn a 80m CDR?
 
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