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by reedmb

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I need a quality External Rewritable CD Burner?

What features should one look for if one is simply burning MP3s onto a CD?

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by agiias

I've been using a Yamaha 4416S(4x4x16)external SCSI with Adaptec(Roxio)software for several years without problems

by dcosgrove

One of the nicest features out right now is burn-proof technology from plextor. It reduces the number of cds lost to buffer under run. If you dont mind adding a scsi card and don't need to share it that's the way to go. If you want to transport it between different machines, go with USB. HP makes a nice USB model, but I am not aware of a plextor.

by computechie

If your getting a external CD-RW, I'd recommend getting one with a USB connection, your only other option is one with a parallel interface, if they even make them anymore, which is quite a bit slower than USB. Most new ones come with software that will burn your mp3's, or decode them on the fly to the wav's needed to make a audio cd. If they don't, I'd recommend getting Adapted EZ CD Creator 4 or higher, which will decode on the fly. As for which brand you should get, just make sure to get a good name brand, I've always gotten HP CD writers for myself, but I've used Sony's and Plextor's and they are just as good. Hope this helps you out.

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