I'm new here, just checking in. I imagine this has been covered plenty of times.
How successful should a new or recent IDE burner be with say, a Starmax 3000 assuming Toast 5.x, decent RAM, and 8.6 or higher? And am I right in thinking the bus can only support one IDE device, or could I keep an IDE HD? Not planning on using (read: purchasing) a PCI controller, but I'd be interested to hear how necessary one might be to get the maximum speed out of today's burners. Also, if I ventured this way I'd like to keep a CDROM in there for ripping or straight copying. So I'd need to know what issues there might be with third-party drivers for the CDROM/Toast etc. I realize most new burners should be able to rip as fast as a CDROM-only, so I'm not totally averse to that but was just thinking of "saving" the burner for burning, in much the same way that using a camcorder for playing back tapes seems a bit wasteful. What got me thinking of all this was the less-than-$50 new burners we sometimes see, and the low point of entry price for a PCI clone w/IDE. -David -- StarMax is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> StarMax list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/starmax.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/starmax%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
