Burnworld - CDR Review - MicroSolutions Bantam Triple Play CD-Rewriter

What's in the box?:
-Backback CD-Rewriter Drive: A TEAC 216E in MicroSolutions Slim-line USB 2.0 case.
-Quick Start Guide
-Trial Versions of Stomp's Backup My PC, and Click & Design 3D
-Universal Power Supply
-PC Card
-USB 2.0 Cable for USB and HIgn Speed USB
-Parallel Cable

BurnWorld's Straight and Direct Testing and Results

Hardware used:
MSI K7T266 Pro2 Via chipset KT266A
AMD Atahlon XP 1500 1.33Ghz
512MB 133 DDR RAM
40GB Maxtor 133 7200RPM
Windows XP Pro
Microsoft XP USB 2.0 drivers

Read Tests: For read performance , CD Speed 99 v0.85 are used to test read speeds, seek times and CPU usage. For DAE testing CD Speed 99 v0.85 is used. CD Speed 99 is used to give an overall DAE speed rating. Media used was a 74min Audio disc.

Write Tests: To test the write speeds, Nero 5.5.7.8 and GEAR PRO Professional 6.0 are used to write 700mb to 80 minute discs and 79:30 minute audio disc. Times are recorded. To test rewrite scores, Nero and GEAR are used to time how long it takes to write 650mb of mpg data in ISO format.

Nero 5.5.7.8 Results	GEAR PRO Professional 6.0 results
79:30 Min Audio Disc to TDK 32x CDR Media- 7:17 74 Min Data to TDK 32x Media- 7:54 74 Min Audio to Verbatim 10x High Speed CDRW Media- 8:36	79:30 Min Audio to TDK 32x CDR Media- 7:09 74 Min Data to TDK 24x Media-7:36 74 Min Audio to Verbatim 10x High Speed CDRW Media- 8:40

Pull this mini spinner out of your bag and you're only seconds away from a new cd-rewriter for any Pentium PC. Just plug it into your parallel port, PC Card slot, USB port or Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port. At only 20 ounces this player is incredibly portable. Plug and play makes it fast to connect. Pack it with your notebook, or carry it between home and work. Only backpack has a smart pass-through port (for your printer) so you never lose your printer when connected to the parallel port.
Drive performance is dependent on the connectivity and your computer. When connected via EPP/ECP (parallel), the cd-rewriter provides up to 8X write, 8X rewrite, and 8X read speeds; for PC Card Type II, up to 12X write, 10X rewrite, and 12X read; for USB Type I, up to 6X write, 6X rewrite, and 6X read; and USB 2.0, up to 16X write, 10X rewrite, and 24X read. The cd-rewriter also features a typical access time of 130ms (12cm disc 1/3 stroke) and a MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure) rating of 50,000 POH at 20% utilization. Connect your printer through the drive's Smart pass-through port, and you are still able to print while the cd-rewriter is connected to your printer's parallel port.

Overall: 8 out of 10.

Features and Benefits

PORTABLE CD-REWRITER
PARALLEL PORT, PC CARD AND USB 2.0

PLUG & PLAY ... Pull this mini spinner out of your bag and you're only seconds away from a new cd-rewriter for any Pentium PC. Just plug it into your parallel port, PC Card slot, USB port or Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port.

SLEEK, LIGHTWEIGHT AND READY TO ROLL ... At only 20 ounces this player is incredibly portable. Plug and play makes it fast to connect. Pack it with your notebook, or carry it between home and work.

YOU'LL NEVER LOSE YOUR PRINTER ... Only backpack has a smart pass-through port (for your printer) so you never lose your printer when connected to the parallel port.

FAST & VERSATILE ... Get the speed you need with the USB 2.0 and PC Card interfaces, plus our exclusive parallel port benefits — works with disaster recovery and disk imaging software in DOS and provides a connecting point when USB support is not present (under Windows 95, NT 4 and DOS).

SOFTWARE INCLUDED ... Find all the software you need to create your own CDs right in the box.

GREAT FOR:

Publishing information on CDs
Creating audio CDs
Sharing spreadsheets, presentations and reports
Downloading Internet files
Saving and editing graphic images and photographs
Disaster recovery
Hard drive imaging

Model Number	Parallel Port Interface	PC Card Interface	USB 2.0 Interface	Write, Rewrite, Read Speeds
186100				16x10x24

Product Features

SPECIFICATIONS

Triple Play Performance*	USB 2.0 16X write, 10X rewrite, 24X read (max.) PC Card Type II 12X write, 10X rewrite, 12X read (max.) EPP/ECP 8X write, 8X rewrite, 8X read (max.) USB 6X write, 6X rewrite, 6X read (max.)

Buffer Underrun Protection	Yes

Typical Access Time	130 milliseconds 12cm disc 1/3 stroke

Supported Media	High Sierra, ISO 9660, CD-ROM XA, Photo CD, MultiRead CD-RW, CD-R and CD-audio format

Recording Media	CD-RW, CD-R

Bundled Software	CD authoring and CD editing tools software

Write Speeds	2X — 16X**

Rewrite Speeds	2X — 10X**

Read Speeds	24X 3.6MB/s max. with Hi-Speed USB 2.0 2.5MB/s max. with PC Card Type II 1.2MB/s max. with EPP/ECP 1.0MB/s max. with USB

Power Consumption	5 watts, universal power supply included

Line Voltage Range	100 - 240 VAC

Operating Temperature	41°F - 95°F (5°C - 35°C)

MTBF	50,000 POH @ 20% utilization

Approvals	UL, CSA, FCC class B, CE, TÜV, SEMKO

Dimensions	1"(h) x 6"(w) x 8 1/2"(l) 2.54cm (h) x 15.24cm (w) x 21.59cm (l)

Weight	20oz. (568g); U.S. power supply - 3oz. (85g); parallel port cable - 5oz. (142g); PC Card and cable - 3.3oz. (95g); USB 2.0 cable - 2.5oz. (72g)

Warranty	1 year

ADD-ON OPTIONS FOR ALL BANTAM CD-RW MODELS

P/N 836	backpack PC Card adapter with attached cable

P/N 840	backpack USB 2.0 adapter with attached cable

P/N MKT-017	backpack bantam soft-sided carrying case

PRODUCT FEATURES

Attach to USB 2.0 port, PC Card slot and Parallel Port — perfect for desktop and notebook PCs
Supports both USB and Hi-Speed USB 2.0
Built-in buffer underrun protection
Hot Pluggable with USB, PC Card and Parallel Port — attach and detach the drive without restarting your PC under Windows 95†, 98, Me, 2000 and XP
Rewrite CD-RW, write CD-R and read CD-ROM discs
Create your own custom CDs – both audio and data
Works with disaster recovery and disk imaging software through the parallel port in DOS
Includes CD creation tools software for both audio and data CDs
Use CD-RW discs for up to 700MB of rewritable storage per disc
Use CD-R discs for archiving or distributing up to 700MB of data
Use CD-RW discs to update and rewrite data like a diskette
MPC 2 compliant with USB, PC Card and EPP/ECP
Device drivers for Windows (95† , 98, Me, 2000, XP and NT 4† ) included
Includes uninstall utility to remove software drivers from Windows
Plays both CD-ROM program and audio CDs
Can be daisy-chained with other backpack drives
Smart pass-through port (for your printer) allows you to print without disconnecting the drive when attached to the parallel port
Uses industry standard Universal Serial Bus (USB), PC Card and Micro Solutions’ patented parallel port interface technology
Supports LPT1 - LPT3
Also available: backpack CD-ROM, hard and diskette drives

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

IBM compatible Pentium
USB port, PC Card slot or standard EPP/ECP parallel port
Microsoft Windows 95† , 98, Me, 2000, XP or NT 4†
16MB RAM min., 32MB RAM recommended
10MB free hard drive space per minute of music to be recorded

Specifications subject to change without notice. backpack is a registered trademark of Micro Solutions, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

*Max. transfer speeds. Transfer speeds are dependent on the host PC.
**Maximum speeds are not guaranteed. Actual speeds may be less on slower Pentiums.
† USB not supported under Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.

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