theoretically, if a person has the $ and time to look their whole cd collection could be stored in caddy's instead of those cheap cd cases. ;>)\ charles
Michael Hackett wrote: > > On Sun, 30 May 2004 01:15:44 +0100 > Mark Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > It's funny how people think different. I much prefer the caddy > > > system. It seems a lot less clunky than an old and well used 300i or > > > 600i. > > > > Break the caddy and the CD rive is useless. > > Hardly! You can just replace the caddy. (The smart user would have > several on hand anyway, though I've never had one get damaged.) You can > grab a bunch cheap these days. > > > > I've always had a lot less trouble with the caddy units and the > > > external version is so smooth and silent. > > > > That's be because it's also slow :-) > > Even faster caddy-based drives (I have a 32x Plextor) are much quieter > than equivalent-speed tray drives, especially with unbalanced discs. > There's also no chance of placing the disc slightly askew and getting it > crunched in the door. Less handling of the discs, too. Lots of good > reasons. :-) > > (Are we far enough off topic, yet?) > > -- Michael > > -- > Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | > -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
