 |
 |
Burnproof?
|
|
|
|
|
Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Bloomington, Indiana
Status:
Offline
|
|
Looking at Ezquest's FW CDRW drives. Their 8x8x32 does not have the Burnproof technology, but does have the usual 2 MB buffer. I certainly grasp the workings Burnproof, and it has seemed to solve a great deal of problems on the 12x and 16x drives. However, is the error-reduction system needed on 8x drives? Or is the data streaming just not coming fast enough to over-run the buffer?
The Ezquest 12x drive does use Burnproof, however I have more time than money right now. Wondering if the extra $50 to upgrade is well spent, or if the 8x burner will be error-free at it's slightly slower speed.
Any thoughts?
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mac Enthusiast
Join Date: May 1999
Location: Green Bay, WI USA
Status:
Offline
|
|
I would pay the extra $50 and get the faster burner. Burning CDs is such a slow process, anything to speed it up helps...alot! Just think, a 650 MB CD would take you about 8 minutes to burn on a 8x drive, and only about 5 minutes on a 12x. Those extra 3 minutes will really add up when you start burning a lot of CDs.
------------------
The Mac Information Depot. Why go anywhere else?
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Senior User
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: A mile high, Denver, Colorado, USA
Status:
Offline
|
|
I purchased an EZQuest 12x10x32 Boa FireWire CD-RW and like it very much. Made a lot of audio CDs over the holidays to give as gifts and never burned a coaster. I upgraded to Toast 4.1.2, and it's been smooth sailing. Highly reccommended. 
|
Who are the Brain Police?
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clinically Insane
Join Date: Apr 2000
Status:
Offline
|
|
You don't need 8X.
I have an 8X burner and usually burn at 6X.
Hell I can keep working in the background no prob so whatsit matter?
I burn at 8X every now and then with no prob, but is there really any need?
Not to mention, CD's will last longer burned slower. I do PSX backups at 4X, audion at 4X, and data at 6X...
Also the faster the burn the "harder" it is for drives to read discs. Can cause probs on some drives...
Cipher13
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mac Enthusiast
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: San Diego, CA, USA
Status:
Offline
|
|
Why would burning the disc slower make it last longer???
The spot on the disc is burned it is one value, if it is not burned it is another. Either way the spot is burned.
If the burner uses a little more power because of the speed and this what the idea is based on then I guess it might - but by so little as to not be worth mentioning.
I hope no one here still believes that coloring the edge of your audio CDs green with a magic marker makes them sound better....
drewman
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Bloomington, Indiana
Status:
Offline
|
|
RE: background burning --
It's my understanding that WITHOUT the Burnproof technology, you CAN NOT burn in the background. Never have used a CD-R, so I'm just repeating here... But this feature is what Sanyo, the creators of Burnproof, tout very prominently in their propaganda.
In any case, I'll probably pop for the 50-clams.
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clinically Insane
Join Date: Apr 2000
Status:
Offline
|
|
Drewman, take a look at a CD burned at 4X versus a CD burned at 16X under an electron microscope.
You can really see the difference in the length of the pits...
And as the disc deteriorates, the larger pits bleed together quicker.
I assume, anyway.
Also the longer pits make it 'harder' to read for slower drives.
caferacer - I have the Yamaha CRW8424SX-VK (external SCSI), dunno if it has burn proof. Wouldn't imagine it did... and I use the rebound/powerkey thing in Toast just fine.
I keep doing whatever the hell I like and it burns perfectly...
Cipher13
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 
|
|
|
Forum Rules
|
|
|
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
|
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Top
