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| Compaq
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A Yamaha OEM make. It performed almost as well as the Yamaha. 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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| Sony |
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. Sony 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 |
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| 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. HP 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 |
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| 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. 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 |
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| 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. Yamaha 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 |
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| 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. 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 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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