HP nothing but trouble. Plextor, never a problem. I agree with you on this
one Frank.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
> [mailto:owner-filmscanners@halftone.co.uk]On Behalf Of Frank Paris
> Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 9:12 PM
> To: filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
> Subject: RE: filmscanners: storage
>
>
> Funny that no one is mentioning Plextor. Built like a tank.
> In my circle, it
> is the brand to get.
>
> Frank Paris
> marshalt@spiritone.com
> http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumList?u=62684
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
> > [mailto:owner-filmscanners@halftone.co.uk]On Behalf Of Sumtingwong
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 5:24 PM
> > To: filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
> > Subject: RE: filmscanners: storage
> >
> >
> > I will have to agree with this. I have yet to make a coaster
> > with my Yamaha
> > as well. Great piece of hardware.
> >
> > Spencer Stone
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
> > [mailto:owner-filmscanners@halftone.co.uk]On Behalf Of jimhayes
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 10:02 AM
> > To: filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
> > Subject: Re: filmscanners: storage
> >
> >
> > Yamaha. Don't get a Phillips or an HP. I just got a settlement
> > from a class
> > action
> > suit against Phillips CD recorder.
> > I don't know how Mac's work (PC here), but I have dual 80 mb/sec
> > SCSI HD's
> > and the
> > Yamaha on the same chain with a couple of other things and an active
> > terminator
> > (not passive) on the end. But I have the scanner on a
> second SCSI card all
> > to
> > itself. I try to keep all internal and external SCSI cables
> short. Never
> > created a
> > "coaster" even at 8x with this setup. Tips? If you can,
> write a disk image
> > file
> > first instead of recording on the fly. Don't record at the
> CD-R(W)'s top
> > speed if
> > you don't have to. Turn off apps running in backgound and defrag
> > your disks.
> >
> > Sara Jane Boyers wrote:
> >
> > > .. any suggestions on a
> > > good CD-RW to hold all the stuff? And any considerations I should
> > > use as I shop? --
> >
> > Jim Hayes
> >
> > Pixelography: The marriage of silicon and silver.
> > Images at http://www.jymis.com/~jimhayes
> >
> >
>