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Paul C

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2006 9:55 am
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Firewire or USB2 DVD drive enclosure ??

Iam just looking to put my DVD burner on the outside of my case. And
have it portable as well.


My Audigy 2 Zs has a firewire port and was thinking i could use that.
Which would be btter Firewire or USB 2 enclosure. And any brands and
or reviews or recomendations would be great.

I know firewirea int that popular, so i think USB 2 would be the best
bet. But if Firewire is faster and better i might do that and use the
port on the card. Might as well.

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Arno Wagner

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2006 10:55 am
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Previously Paul C <Paul Coulbourn> wrote:


> Firewire or USB2 DVD drive enclosure ??

> Iam just looking to put my DVD burner on the outside of my case. And
> have it portable as well.


> My Audigy 2 Zs has a firewire port and was thinking i could use that.
> Which would be btter Firewire or USB 2 enclosure. And any brands and
> or reviews or recomendations would be great.

> I know firewirea int that popular, so i think USB 2 would be the best
> bet. But if Firewire is faster and better i might do that and use the
> port on the card. Might as well.

Your summary is correct: USB2 is popular, FireWire is faster
and generally better. An other one of these historic mistakes.

Arno

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Rod Speed

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2006 1:55 pm
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Paul C <Paul Coulbourn> wrote:

> Firewire or USB2 DVD drive enclosure ??

> Iam just looking to put my DVD burner on the
> outside of my case. And have it portable as well.

> My Audigy 2 Zs has a firewire port and was thinking i could use
> that. Which would be btter Firewire or USB 2 enclosure. And
> any brands and or reviews or recomendations would be great.

> I know firewirea int that popular, so i think USB 2 would
> be the best bet. But if Firewire is faster and better i might
> do that and use the port on the card. Might as well.

Generally USB2 is better supported, and firewire is a bit faster.

Some external exclosures support both,
tho not all that many with a burner.

You'll find that USB2 is better supported by burning software.
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Jonny

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(Msg. 4) Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2006 9:55 am
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"Paul C" <Paul Coulbourn> wrote in message
news:ve2uv19oi630lino6hauobkb1sttsudheu@4ax.com...
>
>
> Firewire or USB2 DVD drive enclosure ??
>
> Iam just looking to put my DVD burner on the outside of my case. And
> have it portable as well.
>
>
> My Audigy 2 Zs has a firewire port and was thinking i could use that.
> Which would be btter Firewire or USB 2 enclosure. And any brands and
> or reviews or recomendations would be great.
>
> I know firewirea int that popular, so i think USB 2 would be the best
> bet. But if Firewire is faster and better i might do that and use the
> port on the card. Might as well.
>

Assuming you have no operability problems in either case, makes no
difference. Your DVD writer is incapable of saturating either USB2 or
Firewire.
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Jonny
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Paul C

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(Msg. 5) Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2006 9:55 pm
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Why do i heard lots of times then they cant burn over 2Xs most of the
time then ?




On Sat, 25 Feb 2006 13:52:29 GMT, "Jonny" <spamyourself DeleteThis @blackworm.net>
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>"Paul C" <Paul Coulbourn> wrote in message
>news:ve2uv19oi630lino6hauobkb1sttsudheu@4ax.com...
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>>
>> Firewire or USB2 DVD drive enclosure ??
>>
>> Iam just looking to put my DVD burner on the outside of my case. And
>> have it portable as well.
>>
>>
>> My Audigy 2 Zs has a firewire port and was thinking i could use that.
>> Which would be btter Firewire or USB 2 enclosure. And any brands and
>> or reviews or recomendations would be great.
>>
>> I know firewirea int that popular, so i think USB 2 would be the best
>> bet. But if Firewire is faster and better i might do that and use the
>> port on the card. Might as well.
>>
>
>Assuming you have no operability problems in either case, makes no
>difference. Your DVD writer is incapable of saturating either USB2 or
>Firewire.
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