Burn 3 cd's at the same time

I believe that Paddus Disk Juggler software can accomplish what you want to be done.  There are also CD duplication systems (I know Plextor makes these, although they are SCSI).  I'm not sure if 3 IDE burners can accomplish what you need, SCSI might be the way to go.

Tell me more about what kind of burners you're planning on using.

mboss

I don't know about burning three copies at once, but if you get SCSI CD-RW drives, you just connect them together with different SCSI IDs.  You could also do this with IDE, but you generally have a 4 drive limitation.  And I would not want to rely on a Parallel or USB connection/chain.  The burning of multiple CDs on multiple drives simulataneously would be handled through the software anyway.

Padus is pretty much the only software that will do this, and it will only work on SOME burners. Plextor mainly. You can usually run up to 4 burners on a single FSCSI-II chain.

www.padus.com

Well if you connect the CD burners together via the SCSI ports on the back of the machine this will allow the 3 CD writers to the machine. The use a CD dupilcation software to allow you to burn 3 at a time.

I hope this helps

Actually, i think that answer is even worse then the first comment given by mboss.

j2

explain to me the flaws in my comment.  You seem to have reiterated everything I said, in your comment (Paddus, plextor, SCSI,...).  I didn't realize that EE comments and answers need your approval.

Thats my point. Millse "stole" your comment, and submitted it as an answer. I meant that "The answer millse gave, is substandard, and you should have the points."

I just seconded your comment, and added the URL, but the points really should be given to you.

j2

I'm sorry, a misunderstanding on my part

mboss

I guess Mboss and J2 deserve the points, I'm not going to give them to anyone but them, now, Mboss, J2, how safe is to use disc juggler, shall I buy it, and the 3 cd burners I need? or is it just a Headacke? the problem os that by now I live in Bolivia, I work in a oil drilling  company here, and I can only get HP burners in this country.

Millse, you should read other ones answers and comments before writing yours. Thanks all you people for writing, it's always quite informative.

Nah, give mboss the points, i only added the URL.

Discjuggler is _excellent_ aslong as you STICK to the hardware they recommend, otherwise i wont make any promises (neither will they), we use it at work with 6 recorders (two chains) flawless performance.

I would _really_ recommend plextor writers.

thanks a LOT guys, you really saved my ass here.

thanks a LOT guys, you really saved my butt here.

OH! and also note that four 8x recorders on a single chain might be to much, but four 4x should work just fine.

and mboss, a side note.

Padus supports HP (for sigle drive recording) aslong as the following is true:

"All CD-R/CD-RW Drives manufactured after January 1998 (all manufacturers)
** Important note below"

but i think we used an old 6020 with padus aswell.. ahwell, a bit beside the point i suppose :)

that means Slower speed, higher safety?

No, the 8x are just as safe.. BUT when you put four of them on a SCSI bus, you need (4 x 1200kbyte/s = 4800kbyte/sec) to "feed" the burners, and that MIGHT be more then the BUS can handle. True, SCSI is WAY faster then 4800/sec, so it SHOULD work. But i have never tried it. Anyway, we use plextor 4x burners, and it works like a charm.

.when you think about it.. an 8x CD-R is faster then my harddisks was, just a couple of years (or so) back.. Well, technological wonders :)

I really have to say it.
It's so wonderful the way the people here has behaved. It's so "caballeroso" in my natural laguage (spanish)

thanks guys, the world needs people like you.