Hardware Question

[Morphius]

Hey all,

Just got my Pioneer A04 and I was wondering what I should get rid of in my present system to make room for the DVD-R?

My Main System:

XP2200+
MSI KT3 Ultra-ARU
1024MB PC2700
120GB Western Digital (SE)
160GB Maxtor (Storage)
Leadtek GF4 4600
16X Pioneer Slot Load
32X TDK VeloCD CDRW
17" Samsung SyncMaster 760Vtft LCD
Running WinXP Home

I was thinking of offing the 16X Pioneer DVD player in place of the A04, but comments and suggestions are appreciated.

Morph

[Morphius]

Got some folks looking,

Need some feedback plz, plan on doing this tonight!

Thanks

[mp3ex]

Just get a RAID card (cheap) - I have 3 IDE harddisks, 1 IDE DVD-ROM and DVR-104. You'll possibly need to buy also power supply cable split (~$1 ) - take a look if you have more than 4 power cables.

[Savant]

Well if you're forced to remove either the CD-RW or DVD player, then look at the speeds.

The DVR-A04 is equivalent to:

CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW = 24x (yours = 32X)
DVD-ROM = 6X (yours = 16X)

So it really depends on what you use more. If you use DVDs more, dump the CD-RW player and use the DVR-A04 for your CD writing needs. Or if the CD-R difference between 24X and 32X is not a big deal to you, dump the CD-RW writer. Otherwise, dump the DVD player.

Regards,

Savant

[Fredrick]

I wouldn't use the A04 as a DVD reader. Keep the othere DVD reader also. Less wear and tear.

[Morphius]

Thanks for the replies,

Much appreciated!