A New CD-RW Player on the Block

[corkyg]

I have been using burners since I first got a Pinnacle Micro 2X in 1995. It was a good external SCSI device. Since then I have had Plextor, Tamaha, and H-P . . . all external SCSI (Once you are set up for that, it is literally PnP.)

Now I have a new toy that performs better than anything I have used . . . the QueFire! by QPS, Firewire external. It is a 12X10X32 powerhouse that is totally PnP via a Firewire cable. (My new Gateway Solo 9300cx has a 1394 port and it plugged right in.)

So far, all testing has been extremely positive, and the data flow via Firewire is oputstanding. Also . . . it runs quiet and cool and has no fan. The case is a la Mac G4 (smoke and transluscent white plastic).

So, if you have a Firewire yen . . . don't ignore this puppy. I didn't even need the driver CD because Win ME had all it needed internally.

 

[erub]

that sounds cool, it annoys me to have to hook up EIDE cables, as I always have a hard time making them connect to the board, and the two drives without futzing with it. I guess I'm not that hardcore computer type at all. Just today i was messing with my EIDE setup..argh...maybe I should just go buy a promise ata card so I only have to hook each device up by itself on the cable. Does it have burn proof? Some more motherboards need to support firewire built in for them to become a real playah, imho - cause you still need to open up your PC to slap the firewire card in (not a prob for any of us, but...)

 

[Owned]

well, if $ were of no issue to me (like you), I'd probably go all fw/scsi too .

But alas, no silver spoons attached to my 20+ years of life, so I'll have to settle for ide.

 

[PCAddict]

I've looked at that drive, and it seems like a good piece for someone who has IEEE-1394 in their system. I'm glad you're enjoying it. BTW, is the 9300 serving you well?

 

[corkyg]

PC Addict . . . so far the 9300 has been an outstanding performer. It has been on a couple of trips and I've had it about 4+ months now and it has not crashed yet.

The Win ME upgrade went flawlessly, and so did DX 8.

I did have a problem with GW's tech support answering a question about the Firewire port . . . I finally figured it out for myself . . . it is a 4-wire Sony port, and the QueFire! burner is 6-wire. Easily solved with a 6-4 1394 cable.

And for "Owned," . . . hang in there . . . by the time you have invested as much time in your life as I have (will be 70 in 2001!) you should have an adequate number of silver spoons around if you don't piss it away when you are young and foolish.

 

[Pastore]

Holy shiznat, joo is an old bastad

 

[mosdef]

That sounds tight. Firewire is tight, FAST external everything!

-mosdef