"J. Coon" wrote:
> Is anyone familiar with the Iomega ZIP CD writer?
> http://www.iomega.com/zipcd/products/internalcdrw.html
Yes I do, we have one at work. It's not a bad product, but it is only a
4x read, 4x write 2x rewrite drive. You can get much better drives that
are cheaper if you look at internal ATAPI devices from most other
manufacturers. It also suffers a bit from buffer under-run[1] if you use
the minimum specification they recommend. To achieve a stable write every
time you need to quite every other program running. I would recommend at
least a P200MMX for reliable use.
> They seem to be having a $30 rebate saale right now.
>
> I could record on my protable Minidisc recorder, edit on my home deck
> and then dump it to a CD.
You *could* but you need to get the music onto the computer, and in my
opinion that is the hardest part. You need to record the whole disc onto
your hard drive (you'll need about 720Mb free for a full disc - 680Mb
music and 40Mb workspace). You then need to get a piece of software such
as Steinberg WaveLab2 which supports CD writing and track marking to burn
a CD with track marks. You'll need to put the track marks in by hand
because the PC wont detect them.
Why don't you just get a stand alone CD-R unit for the Hi-Fi?
[1] Buffer under-run is where the computer doesn't supply the drive with
data fast enough, so the drive can't fnish writing the disc and you end
up loosing that disc and having to redo it.
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