Summary:
Reading speed.............: 4x Writing speed.............: 2x Internal buffer size......: 1 MB Loading mechanism.........: Tray FlashROM for firmware.....: Yes Latest firmware version...: 1.26 or 1.27 Supports Disk At Once.....: Yes Supports Packet Writing...: <unknown> Release date..............: 1995 Interface.................: SCSI Comments..................: <none>
This CD writer is very popular, although we can't really recommend it. A
lot of people reported hardware errors called write append erros
and similar things. They had to send in their drive to get it fixed. Have
a look at the MakeCD FAQ for further information about those problems.
Firmware is kept in flash ROM, so you can update it. But you need a PC in order to do that.
Some SCSI hostadapters have SCSI trouble (reselection problem) with this drive. Be prepared to switch off reselection for this CD writer. See MakeCD-FAQ.
The following drives are based on Philips CDD 2000:
MakeCD supports this CD writer. See section Test of MakeCD driver CDR_Philips_2000.
This node has been written by Angela Schmidt.
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