#Sony vs NEC Advice
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I am in the process of purchasing a CD-ROM system for a 386-25 and could
use some advice. I'm debating between the Sony Laser Library and the NEC83.
The NEC is faster 300ms as opposed to 340ms and also has a larger buffer
64K against 8K. Unfortunately is costs over $200 more and comes with no
software as does the Sony.
How much emphasis should I place on the access speed and the buffer size?
One review I read said that the Sony was definitely the best for the money.
Another review said it was a better value than the NEC, but did not meet
Microsoft's multimedia specs.
Any advice or comments anyone could provide that will help me in making a
decision would be *greatly* appreciated. Thanks for all of your help.
-map-
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Have you considered the Sony CDU-541 (int) or CDU-7211 (ext)? It is a SCSI
drive and has has a 380ms access time and a 64k buffer. It's MPC
certified. So far it has done all realtime animation without any pauses or
glitches.
I've heard that the buffer size is more important for animated sequences.
Another important factor is the sustained transfer rate. 150kb/sec minimum
for the MPC standard. The PC MAG review indicated that the NEC did not do
animation well. But I think that NEC is suppose to be release an upgraded
drive that meets the MPC standard.
Have you considered the Sony CDU-541 (int) or CDU-7211 (ext)? It is a SCSI
drive and has has a 380ms access time and a 64k buffer. It's MPC
certified. So far it has done all realtime animation without any pauses or
glitches. I've heard that the buffer size is more important for animated
sequences. Another important factor is the sustained transfer rate.
150kb/sec minimum for the MPC standard. The PC MAG review indicated that
the NEC did not do animation well. But I think that NEC is suppose to be
release an upgraded drive that meets the MPC standard.