Advantages: A bargain. Easy to install and used. Good entry level SCSI controller.
Disadvantages: No support for higher data rates.

...If you plug an SCSI card into your pc, don’t hold your breath because nothing exciting is going to happen. (Unless of course you have made a very bad job of installing the card. Then you might see smoke and flames coming from your cherished/reviled PC or even, in extreme cases, find yourself moving down a tunnel towards a bright light.) However, once you have installed you SCSI card you will be able to attach any number of exciting devices to your pc. Although this is an opinion of Adaptecs AVA-2900 series of SCSI card, it is also a general review of SCSI. I have done this because as far as I can tell this is the first review at Ciao of a SCSI controller card. This seems to be a bit of an over sight to me as any number of SCSI devices have been reviewed, (such as the excellent Plextor external SCSI cd writer which was the subject... Read review

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Advantages: Easy to use
Disadvantages: To slow formatting - not enough features as Nero

...Adaptec direct Cd is an okay program, but for the most part it is too limited for the average or advanced user. If you are a beginner it is good only because it is easy and straightforward. But as you get better at rewriting cds, you'll notice you are missing a lot of the main features you will need to do it quickly and efficiently. The number 1 gripe I have with adaptec is how fast it takes to format your rewriteable cd. Adaptec's software is too slow (about 20 mins) as compared to Nero which takes a couple minutes. And on top of that, you can sometimes get errors depending on the rewriteable cds you buy and it will not format correctly. As soon as you get it formatted, it works well for the most part. Its quick to read and write, but if your going for settings, reliability and a fast writer program, then i suggest to use Nero... Read review

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Advantages: Fast CD Writing, Large Buffer
Disadvantages: Slow ReWriting

...I have now had my cd writer for a few months now, I must admit it is the best cd writer I have used to date. Its can write at 12 speed, and read cds at 32 speed, but it can only rewrite at 4 speed. This may sound bad at first, and to me it did sound quite bad, considering its price of what was then £270. But to be honest I have never used the cdrw, as most of my cds would be passed onto many people who don't all have cd drives or audio players that can use it, so its not much a problem. My version was the OEM version, so it came with no software, but I had a copy of Adaptec Easy CD 4 Deluxe, which, after a patch, worked brilliantly with the drive. It has a Ultra SCSI interface, and ha a 4MB buffer, which is enough to try and prevent the dreaded buffer underruns. The unit has a row of 4 leds, a combination of which represents diffrent... Read review

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Advantages: Stable and easy to use
Disadvantages: Can destroy perfectly good blank CD's

...Having read other peoples opinions i feel i must have my say. Although I started with adaptec easy CD creator and had only a few problems, mainly installation, at first. I have since found that I have had to scrap over 5 CD-R's when doing direct copying. This is not down to my hardware, as will become clearer later, but I believe is down to the software itself. I recemtly installed Nero v5.0.2.2 and have had absolutely no problems since and not even one wasted CD-R or CD-RW. If you have the choice then go for Nero, although Adaptec is suitable it is nowhere near as good and versatile as NERO... Read review

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Advantages: Looks amazing and good cooling Easy to Install
Disadvantages: Non