Minimum Specs for a CDRW?

[judgmentday1]

I have a friend who has a Pentium I 166mhz, 64mb, 48X CDrom, win98 and we want to buy a CDRW.
Would a Yamaha 2100S (SCSI) CDRW 16x10x40 or a Plextor 16x10x40 IDE work ok on this machine?

Or would I have to opt for a less demanding CDRW?
Perhaps a 8x?

Thank you

 

[Shudder]

I can't say for sure but I have a feeling a P166 would have a rough time keeping up with a 16x drive. No need to waste the money for the extra speed. I'd go with a 12x since they're probably not much pricier than 8x, plus if you upgrade you'll have a nice speed drive still.

 

[judgmentday1]

Yes, that what I was thinking. The price is almost the same, but perhaps buying the 16x burner, he could write at 8 or 12x while using the Pentium 166 and when he upgrades to a better computer he already has a darn good burner. I could get him the Yamaha 2100S SCSI for $150.00 or the Plextor 16x10x40 IDE for $180.00 which is not bad.

Thank you for your input.

 

[Galadala]

I think the priority here should be to save up to buy a new computer first. A P166 will not be able to keep up with a 12x drive muchless a 16x. Also does the computer have a SCSI card in it. Without that the yamaha would be incompatible anyway.

Plextor 12x Specs

Notice the bottom right, Minimun Requirements.