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Pastimes : Dream Machine ( Build your own PC ) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Dave Hanson who wrote (5668)	1/29/1999 2:30:00 PM
From: Spots	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 14778

Anybody know anything specific about the Plexwriter 12x/4x Internal CD-R drive? It has a 2-meg buffer. Yes, I'm thinking about trying another plextor. I even have a Plextor CD drive configured on upcoming machine. Takes a caddy (yug) but I have a bushel of 'em, and anyhow maybe not so bad for a writer. I'm worried about heat and/or vibration, which have been my and ZP's experiences. Any specifics on this particular drive? Or anybody have another recommendation for CD-R. I'm looking for internal, 4x write (got 2x already), and SCSI. Or faster write. I don't care so much about read speed. TIA, Spots

To: Dave Hanson who wrote (5668)	1/29/1999 11:16:00 PM
From: Zeuspaul	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14778

They do look to me like sturdier, better ventilated units than the cheap plastic ones I've used for years with no problem, so I'm optimistic. I have three CDROM drives in my new machine ( Toshiba IDE 32X, Plextor SCSI 8X audio extraction source drive and the Ricoh SCSI CDRW). I placed the drives in alternate bays. If I place them directly on top of each other there is almost no space between the drives. If I were to use a removable tray with vents on top of the drive I do not see how air will come out of the vents. I am interested in your observations once you receive the trays. Specifically if there is a mount for a small fan in the back. Zeuspaul