[Shining Star Sites]

I was just wondering if anyone has one of these SmartDisk CD-RW drives and could tell me what speed it is as I can't seem to find it on their page http://www.smartdisk.co.uk/scmDispla...art_no=C000379

Also is it a good burner? I'm currently going between it and the Formac 16 x burner and am not sure which to go for?

[ 11-29-2001: Message edited by: Shining Star Sites ]

[one]

It's a VST 4420 (4x write, 4x re-write, 20x read).

Can't tell you if it's a good drive or not, but my heartfelt advice to you would be to get a faster drive!

Just got myself a Que! 241040, and let me tell you, the extra speed is worth every penny (hell, this thing replaced a 4416 Yamaha, and the difference is like night and day!).

Really - 4x burn will toast an 80-min CD in 20 minutes; 16x will do it in 5. When it comes time to actually burn a bunch of disks, you'll praise the day you got the faster drive! With 32x drives just introduced, you should be able to pick up a 16x for not much more than the VST.

If iTunes compatibility & Finder burning is significant to you, check out Apple's liner notes page ( http://www.apple.com/itunes/notes.html ) for information on compatible drive mechanisms.

Hope this helps!