We decided to start a cycle of articles devoted to the CD-RW drives with SCSI interface with the latest recorders of this category. I think that the most advanced CD-RW devices will be able to show all their potential, highlights and downsides of the SCSI-interface.

We won´t consider in details the principle of operating of the interface but we will still speak about whether SCSI recorders have an advantage over their IDE analogs; and if they have, how considerable it is. Some users are scared to buy SCSI-devices since they require a SCSI-controller. And in case it´s absent they are to invest into it. But remember that the recorder doesn´t need obligatory an expensive Ultra3 SCSI adapter; you may use a simple cheap Ultra SCSI controller, e.g. the Tekram DC-315U.