I found out that 52x isn't the fastest. Should I get a 56x?

[Starman*]

Minor point probably of no interest, but the drive speed is just the max the drive can do at the outside edge of the disk. For a 52x read at the inner edge, the disk would have to spin at around 27,000rpm. At that speed you would need a vacuum cleaner to remove the disk from the drive!

Starman*

 

[dave597]

actualy on mythbusters any disc spinning that fast would destroy itself

 

[bball4life]

actualy on mythbusters any disc spinning that fast would destroy itself

Haha mythbusters. Gotta be one of the best shows ever.

And yet can be surprisingly educational.

 

[ADE]

Agreed. Now a-days the truth can be dangerous. Even for Cd's. Although when Cd's first came out it was said that they were indistructable. The did stuff like put it in washing machines and stuff to show that they would withstand anything (that's what they thought at the time).

 

[The_Other_One]

You guys do know about the 72x drive that came out a few years ago, right?

 

[bball4life]

You guys do know about the 72x drive that came out a few years ago, right?

Now I do, but there is obviously a reason why its not around anymore. And here is part of the reason. It may spin faster but it reads a lot slower.

 

[The_Other_One]

I beg to differ with those speeds, If you read about the drive, you'll see more how it works. Most benchmarks show it going much faster than that. Also, if I remember correctly, it's not a true 72x drive when you think about RPMs. Rather, it spins at slower speeds and basically has 7 beams used to read.

 

[bball4life]

I beg to differ with those speeds, If you read about the drive, you'll see more how it works. Most benchmarks show it going much faster than that. Also, if I remember correctly, it's not a true 72x drive when you think about RPMs. Rather, it spins at slower speeds and basically has 7 beams used to read.

Still, its not really woth the price, and I did read it what benchmarks show it faster? I mean its a good idea to minimize sound, and the 7 beams would probably more effective in getting faster read times, but still. There is no need for a 72x drive.

 

[The_Other_One]

I never said it was worth the price, just saying there's a faster drive out there

 

[bball4life]

I never said it was worth the price, just saying there's a faster drive out there

Got it. Thanks for enlightining us all.

 

[The_Other_One]

No prob

Hey, I bet this is one on ebay... Less than $15 shipped.

http://cgi.ebay.com/KENWOOD-MULTI-B...ameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

 

[bball4life]

It looks like one but I think it is too old, I though I saw the 72x ones were released in November 1999 not July.