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Date:	Fri, 5 Sep 2003 21:32:18 PDT7
From:	"Gary Wong" <gary.wong@sbcglobal.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	< "scoug-help@scoug.com" > scoug-help@scoug.com >
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: CD-R/RW Upgrade Plans

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So what are you planning to get (make & model)?

On Thu, 4 Sep 2003 15:10:53 PDT7, Gary Granat wrote:

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>On Thu, 4 Sep 2003 06:07:36 PDT7, Mark Abramowitz wrote:
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>>>Not a chance. Should I construe this to be your estimate that processor
>>>speed is a nonissue?
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>>I'm no expert, but I can't understand why this should matter. Perhaps the
>>reference is because of the packaged software and drivers - I've seen lots
>>of hardware that does this.
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>and...
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>On Thu, 4 Sep 2003 07:58:17 PDT7, Steven Levine wrote:
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>>>Not a chance. Should I construe this to be your estimate that processor
>>>speed is a nonissue?
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>>Pretty much. I read these kinds of statements more as a measure of the
>>CPU power needed to run the bundled Windows apps.
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>Thanks to you both. That clears up a bunch of anxiety. Off hand, I couldn't
>see how the basic function of the CD-RW drive was processor speed dependent (up
>to a point, I suppose -- the system has to be able to feed the data to the
>drive at some reasonable speed) but no one bothers to advertise that. Oh,
>well...
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>Steven further said:
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>>One thing that no one has really mentioned is that there are just a few
>>manufacturers of CD-RW drive mechanisms. Most of what you buy will be a
>>rebadged version of one of these base drives.
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>Interesting point. One thing I read yesterday (and I can't recall just where)
>claimed that a particular Plextor model was a rebadged NEC drive. The author
>of the comment didn't think much of the firmware, for some reason. This came
>from a German source, and it seemed to me that there was a preoccupation with
>firmware updates and firmware quality.
>
>Anyway, I'm getting ready to commit in the next day or two, probably. I have
>appreciated the thoughts and assistance from all concerned.
>
>--gary
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