Please recommend CD ROM

[Jon12345]

I am about to buy a Shuttle but need to get:

a) A CD-ROM

b) A floppy drive

What do you recommend?

I am in the UK.

Oh, and I am getting a 120 GB Samsung SP1213N 7200rpm 8Mb Cache IDE ATA133 (3yr Warranty). Is that ok?

Regards,

Jon

[Gunbuster]

Samsungs HDs are really cool running so are pretty much perfect for Shuttles and the like. I have a 160gb in mine they are very good.
a) I bought a Plextor DVDRW recently and its very good, I don't know about their CDroms. All the samsung cd/dvdroms I've used have been less than stellar so I'd avoid them. MSI do combo drives (CDRW/DVD) and CDRWs very cheap these days I think they are ok. A retail box 52x MSI CDRW will cost £25 and include a version of nero for burning your CDs.
b) get a nice panasonic, I've tried cheaper and the pins allways bend and they have sharp edges. Pay the extra 50-70p and get a Panasonic.

[^^Gord^^]

Don't get a TEAC CD ROM. They look good in black but boy are they noisy. I've always prefered NEC CD / DVD kit.

I would go for either a Seagate (if you want quiet / cool HD) or a Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 if you want more performance but still good noise output.

[Huddy]

Go with a Seagate for the hard drive, not the quickest but certainly the coolest and quietest.

For the drive Nec/Liteon are pretty decent drives