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Does anyone have any experiences with the HP 9210i SCSI Internal CD-RW Drive? I have read mostly negative comments on the forum, but I would like to know if anyone has anything good to say about them. I believe the 9210i is a new version - is that correct? Is there really a lawsuit pending against HP? Where can I read more about this.

Also, I am purchasing 2 IDE 20GIG Hard Drives with my new system. Therefore, is it necessary to have a SCSI CD-RW, or can I save some $$ by purchasing an IDE version?

Thanks.
 
OK, here's the skinny. I had an HP drive, the 8200i . . . still have one at work. They work great . . . no complaints there, but, try to back up a playstation disk on it . . . forget it. Try to back up a compilation of CD audio on some of the newer CDs hitting the market . . . can't do it on an HP. Why ? Because some Software, Game, and Audio vendors are purposely including encoded error blocks on the disk. The HP's and others see these as errors on the drive and will not copy them. You end up with a coaster. The vendors are doing this to thwart piracy.
The only drive I know that will write the error block just as it is on the disk is the Yamaha. I now own a Yamaha at home. So, it isn't just about realiablily, which the Yamaha is, it's about versatility.

As far ide vs scsi, you should have two ide sockets on your board, each allowing 2 devices. 2 hard drives, two CDs, in a master, slave arrangement. For $30, you can buy a promise PCI ultra 66 card that would give you up to eight devices ( four additional ). You don't need scsi.

The best price I've ever seen on a Yamaha,internal 24x8x4x ide drive is at:
buy.com

It's on back order now, big surprise at this price. Mine was on back order when I paid $250 for it. Order it anyway, if you can wait a few weeks. It'll be worth the wait.

Regards,
PAPicker
 
First off, Yamaha isn't the only burner that will backup psx discs. I have a Mitsumi and backup everything that comes this way, including psx. I'd definately stay away from an HP drive though. I just heard too many things from people regarding copy protections and overburning and not being able to do it with their HP drive.
 
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