Ohh La La! Whata Drive!
Written: Nov 07 '00
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Pros: flexible, records numerous formats, Mac & PC compatible
Cons: none
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| LaFeet's Full Review: QPS Que! DVD-RAM Fire Drive CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo Dr... |
I have just completed a week of trying to kill our newly acquired Que! FireWire DVD-RAM Drive by QPS.
The Que! Firewire is one of the highest quality DVD drive now on the market. The fact that it is versatile in that it can be used with PC's as well as Mac's is just another bonus.
Set up of our Que! FireWire DVD-RAM was a piece of cake. With Firewire 1394 interface and the plug and play compatibility, installing a DVD drive has never been easier. I even got my computer illiterate wife to do the hook up.
The QPS Que! drive includes UDF software for Windows 95, 98, 2000 and Mac OS, 5.2 GB of rewritable DVD-RAM media, and the required 1394 cable. A carrying bag and all the necessary accessories to get started are also included.
And with 32x maximum read speeds, The Que! Fire 12x10x32 qualifies as a full-time replacement for existing CD-ROM or CD-R drive. The Que! DVD-RAM provides 5.2 GB of double-sided storage space. This coupled with QPS' enhanced caching design provides optimal reading and writing and transfer rate of up to 16.6 MB/sec.
I have used our Que! drive for a number of tasks (desktop publishing, archiving, reports, presentations). Additionally, we enjoy the fact that we can now play DVD movies and MPEG-2 {as well as record} on computer monitors.
And I save time too. The faster speeds of the Firewire interface are incredible. With data transfer rates of 1.38 MB/sec for DVD-RAM, 2.76 MB/sec for DVD-ROM/R, up to 3.0 MB/sec for CD-ROM, and an unbelievable Burst transfer rate of 16.6 MB/sec. Access times are equally as impressive; 200 ms for DVD-RAM & DVD-ROM, 120 ms for CD-ROM.
The only drawback that I can state is that the buffer memory is too small at one megabyte. It should be at least two MB, perhaps even as large as 4 MB.
The Que! DVD-RAM Drive can utilize all of the following formats:DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-ROM, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-Extra, and CD-Audio.
With a small foot print ( approx 8 by 6 inches ) and a relatively light
weight ( about 2 pounds ) the Que! DVD-RAM Drive is highly portable.
This is an awesome drive giving you a versatile tool for laptops, desk tops as well as Macs. And the price is more than affordable.
Recommended:
Yes
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