I've had good success with both Ricoh (2x write) and Yamaha CD-RW (4x write). [Can't remember model numbers off-hand]. Both of these units are SCSI. Internal vs. External are more related to the number of drive bays available in your computer case, and/or personal preference, more than anything else. A better question to ask is SCSI better than IDE? If you go IDE you're better off internal, because an external CD would connect to the Parallel Port and would be slower. With SCSI, internal vice external is not an issue performance wise. In the past SCSI was preferred because of higher data throughput and therefore less buffer over/under run problems. Anyone with IDE CD-RW experience care to jump in on that?? Hope this helps. Good Luck. Regards, David Brenner -----Original Message----- From: Richard Smith [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 1999 7:43 PM Subject: CD-Rom Recordable, Rewriteable --snip What are the advantages and disadvantages of Internal vs External CD-Rom Recordable, Rewriteable drives? --snip Curious about the people moderating your messages? Visit our staff web site: http://nospin.com/pc/staff.html