>Note: make sure they come with the black BEZEL. This sometimes isn't >included, as people upgrading their G4 powerbooks just reuse the one >from their original drives. > >You can often find these drives cheaper on ebay, but OWC is a good >store and offers a good 1 year warranty. >I believe this model is the Panasonic (Matsushita) UJ-845.
A Lombarb/Pismo bezel will not fit a UJ-845. >As noted previously, the Pismo can burn DVDs reliably at 2x, maybe 4x >but that's pushing it. So you won't get the most out of this 8x >burner. Absolutely true. 2X has never failed, for me. 4X has had very few failures, for me, but it I don't consider it to be absolutely 100 percent. "Best", where the software selects the drive's maximum speed, which is 8X for single-layer media and supposedly 2.4X for dual-layer media, fails for single-layer media but works for dual-layer media, as 2.4X is not one of the selectable speeds, 2X is. Anyway, for Lombard/Pismo use, I always manually set the speed to 2X or 4X. >You could look for a used one on ebay that has lower speeds >(e.g., UJ-815, UJ-825, or tray loading UJ-810, UJ-811) to save money. The older UJs or UJDAs, if tray loading ... UJDA-810, UJDA-820, UJDA-830, etcetera ... will accept the Lombard/Pismo bezel, but none of these support dual-layer burning ... that's the province of the UJ-845, which, on account of the --5 suffix in the model number is a slot loader. I believe Panasonic has discontinued tray loaders, and the UJ-845 is the only drive which is in the distributor pipeline. Now, Pioneer still has tray loaders in the distributor pipeline, as the DVR-K15. This is a tray loading variant of the slot loading DVR-K05, and the DVR-K15 supports dual-layer burning. The Lombard/Pismo bezel will not fit the DVR-K15, as this bezel was designed for a Panasonic tray loading drive, not a Pioneer tray loader. -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com> 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
