Topic: External CDRW
started by: kornalldaway
Posted by kornalldaway on Aug. 08 2001,11:54
I'm looking for an external CDRW that would hook up to a fairly old IBM laptop. Since it doesn't have USB probably something that hooks up through com port. I am not looking for something overly expensive either. Something that can write in the rage of 4X to 12X would be more then enough. Any sudgestions are appreciated.Thanks
Posted by KL1NK on Aug. 08 2001,12:44
I think you might mean parallel port, as the com ports max speed is ~115KB/s, which isn't even 1X.
Posted by The_Stomper on Aug. 08 2001,13:16
< Here > you go. 2x2x6 external HP CDRW on parallel port.Oh yes - and the 115200bps of a serial port isn't 115200/1024 = 112.5KB/sec - it's 115200/(8*1024) = 14.4KB/sec. And people wonder why serial-port digital cameras take so fucking long, and why modems blow more rod than a Yugo. 
Posted by Observer on Aug. 08 2001,16:04
Though your other alternative is one that interfaces through a PCMCIA slot (assuming it has one). I think that will give you better performance than through the parallel port.------------------
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Posted by The_Stomper on Aug. 09 2001,05:42
Doh. Forgot about PCMCIA. Even the crappy 'books have them.
Posted by Observer on Aug. 09 2001,10:41
But with the crappy ones, it's important to find out if it's 16-bit "PC Card" or 32-bit CardBus.------------------
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Posted by incubus on Aug. 09 2001,12:42
or get a PCMCIA --> SCSI adaptor (is there such thing?) and you're BURNING, BABY!!!!1