Pacific Digital 32x10x40x USB 2.0 External CD-RW ($50)

[tokyojoe]

Pacific Digital 32x10x40x USB 2.0 External CD-RW Drive $49.98 after coupon and mail in rebate.

item 501806
code: ***** (CANT POST)

At Staples

 

[RossMAN]

link

 

[WHSLacrossekid]

could i take that CDRW out and put a liteon in by chance?

 

[MrYogi]

Gteat deal. Thanks
they had it for $48.50 in store 4 months ago.

 

[ScrapSilicon]

Originally posted by: WHSLacrossekid
could i take that CDRW out and put a liteon in by chance?

actually there is a good possibility it is a Liteon in it...I had bought a PD 16x10x40 one(black Liteon 16102B inside) and am using the USB2.0 componentry to have a portable 100GB harddrive...

 

[MisterE]

Originally posted by: WHSLacrossekid
could i take that CDRW out and put a liteon in by chance?

Most certainly, kid. I bought two 32x Pacific Digial USB 2.0 drives from Staples several months ago ($48 each with no coupons or rebates or anything). The drives were manufacturered by Cyberdrive (and are actually pretty good). I took the Cyberdrives out and currently have a Lite-On 52x burner in one enclosure and a Panasonic A04 DVD-RW drive in the other.

One thing to note is that, on my enclosures at least, there was a "void if removed" sticker over a screw that I had to take out to disassemble the enclosures.

E.

 

[randukar]

Originally posted by: ScrapSilicon

Originally posted by: WHSLacrossekid
could i take that CDRW out and put a liteon in by chance?

actually there is a good possibility it is a Liteon in it...I had bought a PD 16x10x40 one(black Liteon 16102B inside) and am using the USB2.0 componentry to have a portable 100GB harddrive...

answered my question too thanks

 

[paiwacket]

Anyone know if this unit works w/ Macs w/ USB 1.1 under OS9.x/X using Toast et al?

 

[waharris007]

Okay, could I pop the CDRW out and put a DVD RW in the enclosure? I want an external DVD RW, but the prices are too high now.

 

[dakels]

Bah! I was about to post this so I might as well post it here.

32x External USB 2.0 CDRW and 20-pack CD-R w/cases for $50.88 + FREE Shipping

Pacific Digital 32x10x40x USB 2.0 External CD-RW Drive
Item No. 501806 $89.98 - $30 mail-in rebate = $59.98

IBM 80 Minute CD-R, 20/Pack
Item No. 442927 $10.90
You can add any item you want thats at least $10.02 to use the $20 off $100 coupon. Doesn't have to be these CD-Rs.

$20 off $100 coupon (search google for staples coupon codes)

+$89.98
+$10.90
-$20 off $100
-$30 MIR
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$50.88 + tax where applicable/FREE shipping

 

[GtPrOjEcTX]

dang it, take the ( ) out of the topic...I thought the deal would make me $50 :frown:

 

[MrBond]

Anyone know what kind of speed I can expect from usb 1.1? I've been meaning to pick up an external CDRW for my thinkpad, this one looks like it'll match nicely 😀

 

[TwiceOver]

Originally posted by: MrBond
Anyone know what kind of speed I can expect from usb 1.1? I've been meaning to pick up an external CDRW for my thinkpad, this one looks like it'll match nicely 😀

I think USB1 tops out at like 4x burning.

You'd prolly need to get a PCMCIA Card but even then I think it tops at 24x

Please correct me if I am wrong but I think that's about right.

 

[WHSLacrossekid]

USb1 tops out at 4x like he said above.

Is it true that a PCMCIA Usb2 card stops at 24x?

 

[MrBond]

Those IBM CDs are OOS, so I got some Engineers Computation Pads in there instead. They're REALLY handy, I can't get enough of them 🙂

Delivery was two business days for me. I think they finally got tired of sending a staples courier 45 miles to my place in the country 😀

 

[waitman]

 

[waitman]

 

[TwiceOver]

Originally posted by: dnuggett

Is it true that a PCMCIA Usb2 card stops at 24x?

Anyone know the answer here? Man I hope it's not limited.

The thing is that it's cardbus. I remember hearing that cardbus is limited to 24x (Or maybe I was hearing 32x) either way there is minimal difference.

Burn speed works on a curve so the higher the burn speed the less actual difference in time.

 

[dakels]

Originally posted by: TheBastardizer

Originally posted by: dnuggett

Is it true that a PCMCIA Usb2 card stops at 24x?

Anyone know the answer here? Man I hope it's not limited.

The thing is that it's cardbus. I remember hearing that cardbus is limited to 24x (Or maybe I was hearing 32x) either way there is minimal difference.

Burn speed works on a curve so the higher the burn speed the less actual difference in time.

too true. You won't see your max burn speed until you reach the end of the disc. Thats why a 48x burner WILL NOT burn a disc 3 times faster then a 16x. It only reaches that 48x at the very end of the burn. The difference from burning at 32x over 24x may be a matter of 30-60 seconds (not exact figures).