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Libertywithout wrote on 4/30/2004, 7:29 AM
I suggest buying external enclosuers and internal drives (including HDD drives). Cheaper and more flexible. I have (4) Plumax enclosures for internal HDDs and plan to house a DVD burner in an external enclosure. IMO, its the only way to go.

http://www.dealsonic.com/3fien.html
Libertywithout wrote on 4/30/2004, 7:56 PM
See this thread where I posted a second more detailed explanation.

http://mediasoftware.sonypictures.com/forums/ShowMessage.asp?MessageID=277542&Page=0
jmeredith wrote on 4/30/2004, 8:07 PM
thanks but I was actually wondering if anyone had any first hand experience with specific burners as far as reliability, compatibility, etc. I am currently looking at the Plextor PX-708UF, Sony DRX510UL, Sony DRU-530UL, or Pioneer DVR-S606
Libertywithout wrote on 5/2/2004, 3:58 AM
Perhaps this will help. I will be looking, as you, in the near future.

http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/print/0,23102,3646325,00.html
dat5150 wrote on 5/2/2004, 7:33 AM
Fry's here in Dallas has Sony refurb 4x/8x? external DVD burners for $149. I can't decide whether to buy now or wait for the dual layers coming out soon.
pb wrote on 5/2/2004, 7:39 AM

Go with a Sony -- choice if USB 2 or 1394. You will never have a problem and down the road you can daisy chain them to make a cost effective duplicator stack. I have a stack of 5 and duplicate via Record Now Max with nary a coaster using Verbatim DVD-R media.

Peter
TVCmike wrote on 5/2/2004, 9:27 AM
Plextor and Pioneer are generally what I recommend to folks. They have an excellent reputation for good writing. Either the Plextor PX-708 or the Pioneer DVR-107 are great burners to use inside an external enclosure.

As for recommending a specific enclosure for use with Vegas, this post has some good links. I'll let you make the final determination.

Also, make sure you get an enclosure with Firewire. The nature of the Firewire interface is such that it presents less load to the host CPU. USB, while technically faster at its highest operating speed, requires host intervention and presents higher CPU load. Ideally you should have both USB and Firewire in the external enclosure, but always try to use Firewire if you can.
Libertywithout wrote on 5/9/2004, 3:08 AM
Mike,

Thank you for your comment.

It's all about helping all of us.