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Compaq

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A Yamaha OEM make. It performed

almost as well as the Yamaha.
ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Compro CD-RW 426I:

Internal IDE Drive.



Speeds: 4x write, 2x rewrite, 6x read.


Software for CD-R: Adaptec Easy CD Creator


Software for CD-RW: Adaptec Direct CD


Cache: 2 MB


Price: Rs 19,891


Drivers: Win 32 drivers only.


Vendor: Softalk Technologies, 4/14A Asaf Ali Road, New Delhi 110002 Tel:
11-3276291, 3289584:

Internal IDE Drive.



Speeds: 4x write, 2x rewrite, 6x read.


Software for CD-R: Adaptec Easy CD Creator


Software for CD-RW: Adaptec Direct CD


Cache: 2 MB


Price: Rs 19,891


Drivers: Win 32 drivers only.


Vendor: Softalk Technologies, 4/14A Asaf Ali Road, New Delhi 110002 Tel:
11-3276291, 3289584














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The winner of this shootout. It gave a

significantly higher capacity, almost 100 MB more than the others on a formatted RW disk.

But the time taken to format the disk is high and the throughput, low. You cannot copy

data onto a RW using Explorer. Files have to dragged into the FileCD window.
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Sony

CRX100E





Internal IDE Drive.


Speeds: 4x write, 2x rewrite, 24x read.


Software for CD-R: Sony CD Maker v3.5


Software for CD-RW: FileCD


Cache: 1 MB


Price: Rs 21,500


Drivers: Win 32 drivers only.


Vendor: Multimedia Technologies, 402 Red Rose, 49-50 Nehru Place, New Delhi 110019
Tel: 11-6284578, 6234677



Internal IDE Drive.


Speeds: 4x write, 2x rewrite, 24x read.


Software for CD-R: Sony CD Maker v3.5


Software for CD-RW: FileCD


Cache: 1 MB


Price: Rs 21,500


Drivers: Win 32 drivers only.


Vendor: Multimedia Technologies, 402 Red Rose, 49-50 Nehru Place, New Delhi 110019
Tel: 11-6284578, 6234677
















HP

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The disaster recovery software

helps you quickly restore custom software settings, and data files on your hard drive from

backups. The drive performed very well during the tests, but lost out on price. If the

price had been around Rs 21,000, it would have been the topper in this shootout.
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HP

SureStore Plus 8100i:

Internal IDE Rewriter.



Speeds: 4x write, 2x rewrite, 8x read.


Software for CD-R: Adaptec Easy CD Creator


Software for CD-RW: Adaptec Direct CD


Cache: 1 MB


Price: Rs 26,324


Drivers: Win 32 drivers only.


Vendor: HP India, Chandiwala Estate, Maa Anandmai Marg, New Delhi 110019
Tel:11-6826000 Internal IDE Rewriter.



Speeds: 4x write, 2x rewrite, 8x read.


Software for CD-R: Adaptec Easy CD Creator


Software for CD-RW: Adaptec Direct CD


Cache: 1 MB


Price: Rs 26,324


Drivers: Win 32 drivers only.


Vendor: HP India, Chandiwala Estate, Maa Anandmai Marg, New Delhi 110019
Tel:11-6826000














Traxdata

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The drive is a Yamaha OEM make,

though the software recognizes it as a Traxdata 4260El Pro. The drivers have to be loaded

from a floppy. WinOnCD, the software has a slightly steep learning curve.
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Traxdata

CDRW 4260EL Pro:
Internal SCSI drive.



Speeds: 4x write, 2x rewrite, 6x read.


Software for CD-R/ CD-RE: WinOnCD 3.5 OEM


Software for CD-RW: PacketCD


Cache: 2 MB


Price: Rs 19,600


Drivers: Win 3.x/Win 32


Vendor: Traxdata Technologies, Plot No 47, Parkland, Behind Wakefield, Nagar Road,
Pune 411014 Tel: 20-685491,685492







Yamaha

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Yamaha’s generous 2 MB cache

greatly reduces the chances of "buffer Underrun" error. The software has a

user-friendly interface, and sports convenient wizards. Direct CD can be launched at

startup and sits in the system tray, to enable quick launch.
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Yamaha

CRW 4260 T:

Internal SCSI Rewriter.



Speeds: 4x write, 2x rewrite, 6x read.


Software for CD-R: Adaptec Easy CD Creator


Software for CD-RW: Adaptec Direct CD


Cache: 2 MB


Other: Flash upgrades available in the Website


Optional: Adaptec SCSI card


Price: Rs 21,420


Drivers: Win 32


Vendor: Softalk Technologies, 4/14A Asaf Ali Road, New Delhi 110002 Tel:
11-3276291, 3289584 Internal SCSI Rewriter.



Speeds: 4x write, 2x rewrite, 6x read.


Software for CD-R: Adaptec Easy CD Creator


Software for CD-RW: Adaptec Direct CD


Cache: 2 MB


Other: Flash upgrades available in the Website


Optional: Adaptec SCSI card


Price: Rs 21,420


Drivers: Win 32


Vendor: Softalk Technologies, 4/14A Asaf Ali Road, New Delhi 110002 Tel:
11-3276291, 3289584


















Compro

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This was the only CD-R drive that

came in for the shootout. It’s a Panasonic OEM unit. The drive is extremely stable

and performs as well as the others. It’s a SCSI device and ships with its own Adaptec

SCSI card.

face="Arial" size="2">Compro 4x8x CD-R Kit :
Internal SCSI Drive.



Speeds: 4x write, 8x read.


Software for CD-R: Adaptec Easy CD Creator


Cache: 1MB


Enclosed Media: 1 unmarked CD-R disk


Price: Rs 19,890


Drivers: Win 32 drivers only.


Vendor: Softalk Technologies, 4/14A Asaf Ali Road, New Delhi 110002 Tel:
11-3276291, 3289584 face="Arial" size="2">Internal SCSI Drive.



Speeds: 4x write, 8x read.


Software for CD-R: Adaptec Easy CD Creator


Cache: 1MB


Enclosed Media: 1 unmarked CD-R disk


Price: Rs 19,890


Drivers: Win 32 drivers only.


Vendor: Softalk Technologies, 4/14A Asaf Ali Road, New Delhi 110002 Tel:
11-3276291, 3289584














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