i have a lacie 4x usb cd burner, and it definatly does have to connect directly to the mac, no hub or coaster city! it cant keep up the rate of transfer well enough to burn anything at 4x unless its plugged directly into hte mac, which is annoying, but not life ending. my scanner and web cam also both have to be plugged directly into hte mac for them to work, i have just come to accept that with usb, timing and power sensitive devices go striaght to the mac when in use, when not, they sit there resting 8) I also have a lacie 4x scsi burner that works great chained with other devices and stuff. my
> ---------- > From: Van Turner > Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 6:35 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: USB vs SCSI > > I have had more trouble out of a USB cd burner than I ever have out of any > extrernal SCSI device. Apparently, the little Iomega ZipCD 650 USB wants > to > be connected directly to the machine (PM 7500/Sonnet 450 G3) and not to > the > Belkin 4 port hub. I keep getting "The connection became unstable" errors > about 3 minutes into the burn. I record cassettes to the hard drive (18GB > 7200RPM Quantum SCSI) and them burn them to disc. Three coasters in a row! > My old 540MB external SCSI LaCie HD NEVER gave me any trouble on the old > LC475. Neither did the old external SCSI 3x NEC CD ROM drive. > I have an Epson printer, a Kodak camera, a Microtek scanner and that > hateful > Iomega burner all connected to the hub which in turn is connected to a I/O > Gear KVM switch. The USB card is an Ariston. The computer actually slows > down when I hit the switch to use the devices on my machine. And the > Iomega > is the only thing turned ON! Driver issue, maybe? I use Toast Titanium to > burn. All of the iTunes extensions are disabled. > Before I decide to use the CD burner for target practice, can anyone tell > me > if they've had bad experience with SCSI burners? > Or is FireWire the way to go? > > -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
