fasttrackpimp wrote:K-Mello wrote:Beatsforweeks wrote:alright, i figured out the drums, and thankyou for help,
and do you think they sell those scsi zip drives at like a computer store, or maybe like staples?
Your best bet for finding a SCSI zip drive is going to be something like eBay or a computer store that sells used computer parts. You probably won't find a new SCSI Zip drive (everything is pretty much USB now), and even if you could, they are going to charge you way too much for it.
If you can swing the doe, you'll be better off in the long run if you get an external SCSI card reader from some place like scsi for samplers dot com. They run $150 + $10-$15 for the SCSI cable if you need one + $10 shipping, but they are much more reliable than ZIP drives and discs. Unfortunately the 2K classic cannot use an internal reader without major/expensive modifications. I ordered one of the SCSI card readers for my classic last week, should be here tomorrow or Wednesday. Hoping it will be a simple, reliable replacement for my Jaz drives, not that they are malfunctioning, but just trying to be proactive.
Peace,
KM
How does your cardreader work compared to your jaz or zip drives?I'm getting one of the two just curious.
I haven't done any speed tests yet to compare the speed of the card reader to my old Jaz drives. I "love" the quietness of the card reader; its actually almost too quiet because I used to tell when the Jaz was finished accessing the disk when I didn't hear the noise anymore, but I can't do that with the CF cards - I have to watch the access light. I "love" how small the CF cards are, plus the fact that if I ever need to run out and get another CF card, I can do that at virtually ANY stores that carries camera or computer equipment. Transferring samples between my MPC and my PC seems a little easier, but its really the same proce - the only thing that's different is that the media is smaller and I have an internal card reader in my PC instead of a Jaz drive attached to my PC via SCSI.
So far the major advantages seem to be convenience and peace of mind (no chance of Clik of Death with CF cards), but that's definitely worth $150 to me. I have to compare the speed with the cards I have now (a Crucial 512MB and a Kingston 1GB) verses the Jaz disks, and then again with some of those high speed CF cards. I've heard the high speed cards make a noticeable difference. The extra doe will be worth it if so. The minor advantages (quietness, doper technology, etc) are factors, but minor, though they add to the value of the purchase.
Peace,
KM
