Re: [OT] DVD ripping using multiplke firewire drives ?

["noel_pilot" <HA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

my pc can whip through one in about half an hour, less on a good day!
LOL, slave labour don't sound too bad to me!! hehe i wasnt kidding on
the offer tho!

sure i could scrape it down to =A3994!!

-- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Chris Purves" <CHRIS_PURVES@M...>
wrote:
>
> So at 2 hours per dvd thats 1200 hours for under a grand or under =A31
> per hour - slave labour!
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> As for EAC, might I suggest you check your setup - I run at around 7
> mins a disk for EAC rip. Somtimes faster. I bought one of the EAC
> recommended drives though. I also have SATA hard disks and the CD
> reader on PATA. Apparently it makes a big difference - you should
> never have the hard disk and cd ripper on the same bus.
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> Chris
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> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Hawes,Timothy Edward \(GEG\)"
> <haweste@a...> wrote:
> >
> > Are you sure it only takes you 15 mins?
> > It takes me nearly 30mins per audio CD via EAC & LAME. I'd
guess a
> couple of hours per DVD for one at a time. I guess Phil has the best
> guide of "how long" since his hobby (apart from copying TB
of data
> across his network) is continually re-ripping his DVDs...
> > ;-)
> >=20
> > With 8 drives though, maybe you could set it up before you leave
for
> work then it would be finished by the time you get home, put another
> set in overnight, replace in the morning etc.
> >=20
> > I think Noel offered you =A31000 vs. your =A32000 quote. I'll put
in my
> bid at =A3995 ;-)
> >=20
> > Cheers,
> >=20
> > Tim.
> >=20
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: christopher purves
> > >=20
> > > Its a lazyness/time thing. It would mean I don't have to=20
> > > stand around the pc swapping out disks every 15 mins. Do
it=20
> > > once an hour say.
> > >=20
> > > Chris
> > >=20
> > >=20
> > > >From: "Hawes,Timothy Edward (GEG)"
<haweste@a...>
> > > >Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > >To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> > > >Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] DVD ripping using
multiplke=20
> > > firewire drives ?
> > > >Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2006 12:22:01 -0000
> > > >
> > > >What, with 8 DVD drives?
> > > >I'd have thought that processor resource would be the=20
> > > limiting factor,=20
> > > >rather than drive capacity - it certainly is when I rip
my=20
> > > CDs to MP3.
> > > >
> > > >Cheers,
> > > >
> > > >Tim.
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: christopher purves
> > > > >
> > > > > I have roughly 600 DVD's to rip and have been
quoted=20
> > > =A32000 for the=20
> > > > > priviledge. I thought I would investigate my
options before
doing=20
> > > > > this.
> > > > >
> > > > > Ignoring the storage side of things, has anyone
tried=20
> > > ripping with=20
> > > > > say an 8 way firewire enclosure with 8 drives in
it ?
> > > > >
> > > > > Chris
> >
>