I put a Matshita DVD-RAM UJ-811 which is a CDR/DVDR Superdrive into the DVD caddy of my Pismo and installed Patchburn. Not only can I burn CDs and DVDs with Toast, but with Patchburn 3, OS X identifies the drive as Vendor Supported so even iDVD will work with it. Better yet, the drive's face works the face from your old DVD drive with minor modification, so it doesn't even look like you've changed anything.
Mark ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "G-Books" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 12:43 PM Subject: Re: Pismo questions > OK, next question, are there any replacement/upgrade drives so I can > get CDRW and maybe DVDRW? > > > Rad.. > ---------------------------- > As per recent discussions about the Sony 830, there are LOTS of options for a Combo CDRW/DVD and several for a DVD-RW. > Check out xlr8yourmac.com under their Drive Upgrades database. > > Personally I've used several different brands of Combo in my Pismos and can recommend them all: Sony, Matshita, LG, Teac. I've also used a few different DVD-RWs too: Toshiba SD-R6472 which is currently the fastest DVD-R out there (8x for both DVD-R and DVD+R, 4 x RW, 2.4x Dual Layer), as well as the slot-loading Superdrives Apple uses in the G4 powerbooks: Panasonic Matshita UJ-815 and UJ-825, the latter being faster at 4x vs. 2x. > > I like the slot-loading option, as you could keep the drive if you upgrade to a G4 with Combo in the future: just swap the drives and resell the Pismo with the slot-loading Combo from the G4. > > IIRC, the UJ-825 is on sale somewhere for about $130, which is a great deal. Highly recommended. > > Good luck. > Chris > > > > > > > > -- > G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | > -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > >The Think Different Store > http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
