pricewatch.com has the same thing (though its the 48x
version) for a few dollars cheaper after rebate. Food
for thought. This is the company that had it:
Comp-U-Plus 800-287-8786 
part # - AI401248B/BX

Of course, tell them you saw it on Pricewatch... :p

--- Jim Herrmann <JimH@ItDepends.com> wrote:
> Perhaps the faster drives don't need as large a
> buffer because they get it 
> written to disk faster?  It seems like it would need
> a LARGER buffer to keep 
> the laser fed with data.  Hmmm..  The Sony has
> something called buffer 
> underrun protection technology.  I think the TDK has
> something like this as 
> well.  
> 
> I think I'm going to go with the TDK AI401248
> 40x12x48 CD-RW Drive from 
> Amazon for $99.00 and a $40 rebate, bringing the
> total to $59!!!  If it 
> doesn't work for me, it's not too much of a loss.
> 
> I'll let you know how it comes out.
> 
> On Wednesday 25 September 2002 09:48 am, Rich
> Edelman wrote:
> > TDK drives are nice. :) I forget though, do they
> have any with bigger than
> > a 2mb buffer? My first cdrw drive had an 8mb
> buffer, that was nice. But now
> > even finding ones with a 4mb buffer is getting
> hard, kinda like finding an
> > IDE HD with bigger than a 2mb cache (except for
> those nice WD's with the
> > 8mb ones :) ).
> 
> 
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