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Quoting Mathew KANNER <mat@cs.mcgill.ca>:

> [-hackers removed]
> 
> On Oct 23, Graham Guttocks wrote:
> > Greetings,
> > 
> > I'm trying to decide whether the CD-RW drive I buy for my FreeBSD system
> > should be SCSI or EIDE.  The Plextor PlexWriter 12/10/32 CD-RW comes in
> > both varieties, with the SCSI costing about $100USD more.  
> > 
> > Are there any discernible benefits to SCSI CD-RW drives?  Any reasons why
> > I shouldn't get the EIDE/ATAPI CD-RW drive?
> 	
> 	Hi,
> 	There was a recent discussion on -chat on this very subject
> recently.  The consesus was SCSI but I use IDE with no problems.

I use both with no problems.  My old and slower ones are SCSI and my newer ones
are EIDE.  For my needs, I don't see a need to spend $100 more.

ed
> 
> 	--Mat
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Graham
> > 
> >
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