skligmund

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So I'm searching for these on the net, and I can't find much. All I hear are good things, but I can't find any for sale. Where can I get one? Is there anything I should know? EIDE, not SCSI.

Thanks.

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i bet that thing sould have been Noisy!

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And I am sure the 72X is total BS. It may spin that fast during peak periods, but it wouldn't read it then. I think most should keep in mind max drive speed doesn't mean a whole lot. I have a 52x Sony drive, and an old HP CD-writer that reads at 32x, when I benchmarked the drives, the 32x HP drive actually substained higher read speads, if I remember right the HP was reading (substained over time) 23x, while the 52x drive was only managing 21x.
 

skligmund

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Actually, the drive spun at a much lower RPM. It basicly used (5 or 7) read heads and actually worked at 72X.

<A HREF="http://www.tweak3d.net/reviews/kenwood/72x/" target="_new">http://www.tweak3d.net/reviews/kenwood/72x/</A>

Truex and Kenwood actually were in it together.

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Thats interesting, now if only they could make this hardware setup reliable. I had no ideal it had multiple read heads, sounds like a good ideal.

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As I recall the drive with multiple read heads couldn't read CDR/W at all, though it has been a while and I may be mis-remembering.

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Can't read CD-RW, this doesn't seem to be like a real big draw back (to me), I would prefer the extra read speed. CD-RW has become my new floppy, I use them real breifly to maybe transfer a small file back and forth, but anymore I don't do that much either. I have two network switches and a wirless router in my house, so while at home its easier to transfer over the network. Also I don't really even copy files on CD-RW even to take files somewhere, I keep two sets of CD-Rs around. One set is a decent brand name disc, to make personal backups on. The other is the cheapest discs I could find on eBay, and when someone needs something I give it to them on those cheap discs, then I don't care if I get them back or anything.

I think CD-RW have they place, but I think their use is limited. Anymore CD-R are so cheap, I don't feel bad if I end up throwing one away.

Currently I do use some DVD-RW discs for some backups, but mainly only becuase DVD-R discs are still on the pricey side (I know, storage/price they are that high).


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Mine is flawless - wish I had bought 4 more back when. Only computer part I ever bought that did not get obsolete. Like a 57 chevy.