Traxdata 2600 This unit is another rebadge, this
time of the Phillips 2600 unit. The first thing
that catches the eye about this drive is the
style of the font panel. All the other drives
could actually be normal CD-ROM drives to look
at, unless you inspected them carefully. This one
looks different. For a start it has a special
"Writing" LED, which is labelled as
such, and since it's been placed right in the
middle of the panel, it's hard to miss. The
colour scheme is a little odd too. The tray flap
is a dark grey colour, and the eject button is,
well, indigo.Still, looks aren't everything -- the real test of the drive is how it writes. Well, the results speak for themselves -- it does exactly what it says on the tin. 6x read and a double speed write. CDDA support, and no problems with MakeCD or MasterISO. However, it is known to cause problems with the A3000 SCSI interface, unless you turn off reselection. But apart from that, it works fine. It's also damn cheap. This one wins the value contest hands down. |
| The best buy for all but the Pro, this drive performs well at a budget price. |
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