Bij 2CPU.com is een korte review te vinden van de Yamaha CR2100 EZ IDE brander. De snelheden van deze drive zijn niet mis; schrijven op 16X, herschrijven op 10X en lezen op 40X. Opvallend is dat je met deze drive, volgens Yamaha, ook audio-CD's kunt rippen op 40-voudige snelheid. Bij test komt men echter niet verder dan 15X. Yamaha heeft geen burn proof functie ingebouwd; buffer underruns moeten dus voorkomen worden met de 8MB cache.
I was pretty hell-bent on stressing this drive. So, I unzipped (2) 500+MB files, decoded MP3 to WAV, played Delta Force Land Warrior, and burned a CD at 12X. Several times. Without any coasters. The only coaster I had was when I tried to write at 16X on a 12X CD. I can't fault Yamaha for that: They state you must use 16X CD's to burn at 16X speed. All in all, I'm very happy with this drive. Being able to decode 80 minutes of MP3's to WAV and burn them on a CD in less than 10 minutes is great. Duping disks has never been easier. As good as the IDE LightSpeed is, I'd love to look at their SCSI model. (Hint, Hint, Yamaha.)
Overall Rating:
4.5/5. This drive would get a solid 5/5 if it actually ripped audio at 40x, or if they changed the audio rating to 16X. Although I received this as a gift, I'd buy it with my own money.