IDE 16x or SCSI 10x?

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I'm trying to decide between two DVD-ROM drives: the Pioneer DVD-120S, which is a 16x IDE, and the Pioneer DVD-305S which is a 10x SCSI.

My system is already entirely SCSI and is quite fast, so I'm thinking the SCSI is a better bet. I'm buying this drive solely for very fast DVD ripping speeds, like in DVD Decrypter, so CD-ripping speeds don't matter.

However, I looked up some reviews on the net about both drives, and most reviews said the 16x IDE drive ripped at roughly 11x while the 10x SCSI drive ripped at about 7x.

Any thoughts? Thanks.

-jesse

[Vejita-sama]

I'm not familar with either drive but when it comes to DVD ripping many DVD-ROM drives are locked at 2x max speed. Since you seem to have reviews that state these drives are not locked then it's really a matter of personal preference. I would go with the 16x IDE, cause it's faster. But if you prefer SCSI and have a stable SCSI setup...

I have a 16x IDE Liteon. I rip DVD5 discs at 8~12x, and DVD9 dics at 4-8x. Some are higher some lower, but that's about average.

[sterno]

My own experiences and those of people I've known with SCSI vs. IDE/ATAPI optical drives makes me think that for DVD ripping (or CD ripping, or anything else where you're just continuously reading a CD from start to finish with nothing else running) the 16x IDE will usually be faster just because it's 16x.

For CD/DVD access during heavier work the 10x SCSI will probably be faster. ATAPI depends heavily on the CPU so everything has to compete for processor time. I knew one guy who swapped a 24x IDE CD-ROM for a 6x SCSI CD-ROM on his software development machine because the SCSI was significantly faster while he was working, even though the rotational speed was much lower.

For general day-to-day use they'll probably be about the same. Both drives will probably take time to spin up when they're being accessed and spin down as soon as they're idle. Both will probably have very similar random seek times.

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Whoa, so you're saying there's a possibility this drive may be locked at a 2x ripping speed? I thought that was only the Sony drives since Sony is also a movie production studio...?

Thanks again.

-jesse