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SRT
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 Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 12:59 pm Post subject: good sata dvd writer? |
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Hi,
I am presently ordering up pieces for a new system that will run from a wd
150 gb raptor sata drive.
No special needs--a little aimed towards gaming but should be a sata drive I
guess.
I tend to like slot loaders. Any ideas guidance? tia.
Stuart. |
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Al Pilarcik
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| Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 11:21 pm Post subject: Re: good sata dvd writer? |
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SRT wrote:
| Quote: | Hi,
I am presently ordering up pieces for a new system that will run from
a wd 150 gb raptor sata drive.
No special needs--a little aimed towards gaming but should be a sata
drive I guess.
I tend to like slot loaders.
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http://www.plextor.com/english/products/716SA.htm |
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kony
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| Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 1:49 am Post subject: Re: good sata dvd writer? |
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On Thu, 28 Dec 2006 17:46:09 GMT, "Fishface"
<invalid@ddress.ok?> wrote:
| Quote: | SRT wrote:
I am presently ordering up pieces for a new system that will run from a wd
150 gb raptor sata drive.
No special needs--a little aimed towards gaming but should be a sata drive
I guess. I tend to like slot loaders. Any ideas guidance? tia.
The only slot loading drive I ever had was a Sony and would happily swallow
a disk even if it was already chewing on one. It was getting old at that point.
I don't know why it's taking the optical drive manufacturers so long to adopt
SATA. I know that Samsung also makes a SATA drive, but it's not slot load.
http://store.pagecomputers.com/catalog/Storage_Devices/DVD_Drives/SATA_DVD%2BR|CD-RW/1136092.html
It's cheaper than the Plextor, but I don't own one and I can't vouch for it.
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Because they're little reason to make one yet? Practically
all systems have PATA still, and there is no performance
advantage to SATA on optical drives, so it'd essentially
cost more without gain, and use up an SATA channel you
could've otherwise used for an SATA HDD. |
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Rod Speed
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| Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 12:09 pm Post subject: Re: good sata dvd writer? |
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kony <spam@spam.com> wrote:
| Quote: | On Thu, 28 Dec 2006 17:46:09 GMT, "Fishface"
invalid@ddress.ok?> wrote:
SRT wrote:
I am presently ordering up pieces for a new system that will run
from a wd 150 gb raptor sata drive.
No special needs--a little aimed towards gaming but should be a
sata drive I guess. I tend to like slot loaders. Any ideas
guidance? tia.
The only slot loading drive I ever had was a Sony and would happily
swallow
a disk even if it was already chewing on one. It was getting old at
that point.
I don't know why it's taking the optical drive manufacturers so long
to adopt SATA. I know that Samsung also makes a SATA drive, but
it's not slot load.
http://store.pagecomputers.com/catalog/Storage_Devices/DVD_Drives/SATA_DVD%2BR|CD-RW/1136092.html
It's cheaper than the Plextor, but I don't own one and I can't vouch
for it.
Because they're little reason to make one yet?
Practically all systems have PATA still, and there
is no performance advantage to SATA on optical
drives, so it'd essentially cost more without gain,
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Have fun explaining why SATA hard drives showed up
much earlier when the same considerations apply to those.
| Quote: | and use up an SATA channel you could've otherwise used for an SATA HDD.
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Gets sillier by the minute. Presumably you cant even see that. |
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SRT
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| Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 2:36 pm Post subject: Re: good sata dvd writer? |
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"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:4vjpovF1c3njgU1@mid.individual.net...
| Quote: | kony <spam@spam.com> wrote:
On Thu, 28 Dec 2006 17:46:09 GMT, "Fishface"
invalid@ddress.ok?> wrote:
SRT wrote:
I am presently ordering up pieces for a new system that will run
from a wd 150 gb raptor sata drive.
No special needs--a little aimed towards gaming but should be a
sata drive I guess. I tend to like slot loaders. Any ideas
guidance? tia.
The only slot loading drive I ever had was a Sony and would happily
swallow
a disk even if it was already chewing on one. It was getting old at
that point.
I don't know why it's taking the optical drive manufacturers so long
to adopt SATA. I know that Samsung also makes a SATA drive, but
it's not slot load.
http://store.pagecomputers.com/catalog/Storage_Devices/DVD_Drives/SATA_DVD%2BR|CD-RW/1136092.html
It's cheaper than the Plextor, but I don't own one and I can't vouch
for it.
Because they're little reason to make one yet?
Practically all systems have PATA still, and there
is no performance advantage to SATA on optical
drives, so it'd essentially cost more without gain,
Have fun explaining why SATA hard drives showed up
much earlier when the same considerations apply to those.
and use up an SATA channel you could've otherwise used for an SATA HDD.
Gets sillier by the minute. Presumably you cant even see that.
Hi, |
Just to say I went with a plextor 760sa. which is sata but not slot loading.
It will be interesting to see how it performs.
Thanks all and have a good New year 
Stuart. |
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Fishface
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| Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2006 1:03 am Post subject: Re: good sata dvd writer? |
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kony wrote:
| Quote: | Because they're little reason to make one yet? Practically
all systems have PATA still, and there is no performance
advantage to SATA on optical drives, so it'd essentially
cost more without gain, and use up an SATA channel you
could've otherwise used for an SATA HDD.
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Cost more-- you mean like adding a third party JMICRON
or VIA controller to the motherboard to support PATA
since the chipset makers seem to have dropped it like a hot
potato? I don't like routing the fat ribbons, and, lately, I have
seen the connectors in some of the most ridiculous places.
How many SATA headers can you fit in place of a PATA
header? I imagine it might simplify trace routing, as well. |
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kony
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| Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2006 2:43 am Post subject: Re: good sata dvd writer? |
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On Fri, 29 Dec 2006 17:09:31 +1100, "Rod Speed"
<rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:
| Quote: | Because they're little reason to make one yet?
Practically all systems have PATA still, and there
is no performance advantage to SATA on optical
drives, so it'd essentially cost more without gain,
Have fun explaining why SATA hard drives showed up
much earlier when the same considerations apply to those.
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Been there, done that. When SATA HDD showed up I DID
mention there wasn't any reason use one, except one-off
models like a Raptor, or if # of controllers on the board
made it more accomodating (as with this most recent reply). |
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kony
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| Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2006 2:48 am Post subject: Re: good sata dvd writer? |
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On Fri, 29 Dec 2006 19:03:21 GMT, "Fishface"
<invalid@ddress.ok?> wrote:
| Quote: | kony wrote:
Because they're little reason to make one yet? Practically
all systems have PATA still, and there is no performance
advantage to SATA on optical drives, so it'd essentially
cost more without gain, and use up an SATA channel you
could've otherwise used for an SATA HDD.
Cost more-- you mean like adding a third party JMICRON
or VIA controller to the motherboard to support PATA
since the chipset makers seem to have dropped it like a hot
potato?
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Show me 2 boards without PATA support and I'll show you 5
with. Chipset makers don't seem to have dropped it.
| Quote: | I don't like routing the fat ribbons,
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Does it matter what you like? I'm not trying to be
obnoxious or personal by that, I mean, like it or not it is
easy, not a problem. To think otherwise would be ignoring
the past millions of systems sold for over a decade.
| Quote: | and, lately, I have
seen the connectors in some of the most ridiculous places.
How many SATA headers can you fit in place of a PATA
header? I imagine it might simplify trace routing, as well.
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Imagine anything you like, the bottom line is it's not hard,
not a problem at all. All motherboards easily demonstrate
whatever issues there were routing PATA, were solved a
decade ago. |
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Rod Speed
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| Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2006 4:40 am Post subject: Re: good sata dvd writer? |
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kony <spam@spam.com> wrote
| Quote: | Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote
Because they're little reason to make one yet?
Practically all systems have PATA still, and there
is no performance advantage to SATA on optical
drives, so it'd essentially cost more without gain,
Have fun explaining why SATA hard drives showed up
much earlier when the same considerations apply to those.
Been there, done that.
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No you didnt.
| Quote: | When SATA HDD showed up I DID mention there wasn't
any reason use one, except one-off models like a Raptor,
or if # of controllers on the board made it more
accomodating (as with this most recent reply).
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Irrelevant to why its taken much longer for SATA
optical drives to show up than SATA hard disk drives.
Hint: it aint gotta damned thing to do with that crap in your first para at the top. |
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