Slashdot Asks: SATA DVD Drives That Don't Suck for CD Ripping? 330
I recently retired my ancient AthlonMP rig for something a bit more
modern, and in the upgrade got a new DVD±RW drive. Since I have the
new rig and a lot more disk space, the time has come to re-rip my ~450
disc CD collection into FLAC (I trust active storage more than
optical discs that may or may not last another twenty years). The optical
drive I had in my old rig was one recommended by Hydrogen Audio or
somewhere similar for ripping CDs, and can grab an hour long album in
about five minutes. My new drive, unfortunately, takes about fifteen
to do the same. With the number of discs I have to churn through and
the near-instaneous encoding, it's somewhat annoying. After
searching the Internet high and low for advice I came up empty handed,
and so I ask Slashdot: are there any SATA DVD burners that don't suck
at ripping CDs? Read on for more details if you wish.