Re: Combo drives for WallStreet

[Robin Ashe]

On 1/6/04 6:46 AM, "Dan K" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I wrote:
>>> So MCE made 'em but I've yet to come across an example of either on eBay.
>>> Good to know they're out there, but they've gotta be scarcer than hen's
>>> teeth. Of course, I'd love to get my hands on either one, or at least a
>>> good set of takeapart pics. :-)
> 
> to which Robin Ashe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> replied:
>> I've come across two places that sell them, one is out of Hong Kong, the
>> other is out of Germany. Both are incredibly expensive though.
> 
> Expensive = ?? While a list price of ~US$400+ (my guess) might seem high
> now, back when these items were current that was an appropriate amount to
> spend to upgrade a recent 'Book. I imagine their prices reflect that (now
> outdated) economic. Since nowadays one could buy an entire Lombard w/CD
> drive, plus a replacement DVD/CD-RW combo drive mechanism for roughly
> similar money I can't see anyone selling too many at that price level.
> 
> I'd bet anyhow they have no stock to sell. :-)
> 
> URLs? I Googled but found naught.
> 
> Dan K
> 
> 
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I had to find them using a different search engine than google. I think it
might have been metacrawler, but it took me a good hour to find them. I hope
I had the sense to bookmark them.


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Re: Combo drives for WallStreet

[Robin Ashe]

On 1/6/04 6:53 AM, "Bob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Can you give me the location in Hong Kong?  I live in China.
> 
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I haven't been able to find the website again yet. I'll try to see if I have
the address on one of my desktop systems.


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Re: Combo drives for WallStreet

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Can you give me the location in Hong Kong?  I live in China.



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Re: Combo drives for WallStreet

[Dan K]

I wrote:
>> So MCE made 'em but I've yet to come across an example of either on eBay.
>> Good to know they're out there, but they've gotta be scarcer than hen's
>> teeth. Of course, I'd love to get my hands on either one, or at least a
>> good set of takeapart pics. :-)

to which Robin Ashe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> replied:
>I've come across two places that sell them, one is out of Hong Kong, the
>other is out of Germany. Both are incredibly expensive though.

Expensive = ?? While a list price of ~US$400+ (my guess) might seem high 
now, back when these items were current that was an appropriate amount to 
spend to upgrade a recent 'Book. I imagine their prices reflect that (now 
outdated) economic. Since nowadays one could buy an entire Lombard w/CD 
drive, plus a replacement DVD/CD-RW combo drive mechanism for roughly 
similar money I can't see anyone selling too many at that price level.

I'd bet anyhow they have no stock to sell. :-)

URLs? I Googled but found naught.

Dan K


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Re: Combo drives for WallStreet

[Mikael Byström]

JOHN.E.ABRAHAM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:

>A little while ago, see part of previous message below,  information 
>was sought for a DVD/CDRW combo drive for a Wallstreet.
>
>I know I have seen some mention of a CDRW  for this model some years 
>back but I am still searching my archive Magazines for the info.
>
>In the mean time a Google search has brought up a Lowendmac archive 
>with some useful info for a DVD ROM/CDRW for this model.

Thanks for looking this up. I especially liked that these are compatible
with OS X. However with a total of $449 + $99 I still would prefer a
cheaper non burning solution. For that kind of money I could get as Pismo
and max its RAM. So unless portable CD burning really is the issue, I
fail to see how this solution is attractive.

I find my yet to be proven to if it really can work idea to use a 500 mhz
G4 upgrade and standard OEM CD/DVD drive to play DVDs to be more
interesting. After all a 500 mhz G4 in a wallstreet can play DivX movies
without any major problem, which really is taxing on the CPU. Why would
MPG2 decoding be so much harder? Even if the total for a combo drive and
a G4 card would be up in the same price range ($5-600), one would have a
500 mhz G4, not a 400 or 500 mhz G3 like would be the case if one went
for a Pismo instead. Also, with a plain OEM CD/DVD drive total would be
around $400 including the G4 upgrade. Cheaper if one could get it second hand.

This suggestion, a G4 card and an OEM CD/DVD with or without burning
capability, have so far been ignored on this list, but does it really
totally lack merit? Then why not present the basis for this, so I and
others can put it out of our minds?



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Re: Combo drives for WallStreet

[Robin Ashe]

On 1/5/04 7:23 PM, "Dan K" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> John Abraham pointed me to some additional infos:
>> In the mean time a Google search has brought up a Lowendmac archive
>> with some useful info for a DVD ROM/CDRW for this model.
>> 1: www.lowendmac.com/pb2/g3series.shtml
> 
> On the MCE Tech website I found some install/user manuals:
> 
> 
> and these items were listed therein:
> 
> €(RW161024)16x10x24 Xcarét Pro CD-RW Drive for PowerBook G3 1998
> 
> €(DVRW88824)8x8x8x24 Xcarét Pro DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive for PowerBook G3
> 1998
> 
> So MCE made 'em but I've yet to come across an example of either on eBay.
> Good to know they're out there, but they've gotta be scarcer than hen's
> teeth. Of course, I'd love to get my hands on either one, or at least a
> good set of takeapart pics. :-)
> 
> Dan K
> 
> 
> .
> http://macdan.n3.net/
> carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700
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> 
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I've come across two places that sell them, one is out of Hong Kong, the
other is out of Germany. Both are incredibly expensive though.


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Re: Combo drives for WallStreet

[Bob]

Thanks John for the info from Lowerendmac.  That helps in finding the
combo expansion bay drive for my Wallstreet.

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Re: Combo drives for WallStreet

[Dan K]

John Abraham pointed me to some additional infos:
>In the mean time a Google search has brought up a Lowendmac archive
>with some useful info for a DVD ROM/CDRW for this model.
>1: www.lowendmac.com/pb2/g3series.shtml

On the MCE Tech website I found some install/user manuals:


and these items were listed therein:

€(RW161024)16x10x24 Xcarét Pro CD-RW Drive for PowerBook G3 1998

€(DVRW88824)8x8x8x24 Xcarét Pro DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive for PowerBook G3
1998

So MCE made 'em but I've yet to come across an example of either on eBay.
Good to know they're out there, but they've gotta be scarcer than hen's
teeth. Of course, I'd love to get my hands on either one, or at least a
good set of takeapart pics. :-)

Dan K


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hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500
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Re: Combo drives for WallStreet

[JOHN.E.ABRAHAM]

Hi Listers

A little while ago, see part of previous message below,  information 
was sought for a DVD/CDRW combo drive for a Wallstreet.

I know I have seen some mention of a CDRW  for this model some years 
back but I am still searching my archive Magazines for the info.

In the mean time a Google search has brought up a Lowendmac archive 
with some useful info for a DVD ROM/CDRW for this model.

1: www.lowendmac.com/pb2/g3series.shtml
2: www.lowendmac.com/ibook/01/1008.html(hash sign)1 (sorry hash not 
on keyboard)

Will post again when I find the info on CDRW

John Abraham.  Tavistock. England.

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Subject: Re: Combo drives for WallStreet
Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2003 17:20:21 -0500
From: Dan K <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Christine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> asks:
I was wondering if anyone would know where one could obtain an
expansion bay combo drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW) for a WallStreet G3. There
seems to be no shortage of such drives for Lombards and Pismos (I'm
guessing the similar drive bay design helps), but I haven't had any
luck finding one for WallStreet.
I don't know of any such drives for WS, though I'd be very glad to hear
about 'em if they do exist. I'm not even aware of any CD-R/RW drives
actually, let alone combo drives.
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Re: Combo drives for WallStreet

[Dan K]

Christine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> asks:
>I was wondering if anyone would know where one could obtain an 
>expansion bay combo drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW) for a WallStreet G3. There 
>seems to be no shortage of such drives for Lombards and Pismos (I'm 
>guessing the similar drive bay design helps), but I haven't had any 
>luck finding one for WallStreet.
I don't know of any such drives for WS, though I'd be very glad to hear 
about 'em if they do exist. I'm not even aware of any CD-R/RW drives 
actually, let alone combo drives.

>Could a bare-bones laptop combo drive be mounted in a WallStreet 
>drive sled? Has this worked for anyone?
As Wallstreet sleds cannot acommodate 'standard' slim (laptop) optical 
mechanisms, the only possible (though highly unlikely) solution would be 
locate a combo mechanism with similar construction to the original WS 
item and swap the internals. I say highly unlikely as _every_ combo drive 
of which I'm aware fits the standard slim form-factor, which cannot be 
readily adapted to the WS's peculiar optical drive form.

Here's a bit more info (with pics) at my page on PB expansion bay modules:


BTW for those folks with Lombards/Pismos, I thought I'd mention my latest 
EBM build - a Matsushita UJ811b DVD-R/RW in a Pismo sled. The usual minor 
interface board shunt and Matshita faceplate mod were all it needed 
(actually, I just swapped out my existing UJDA730 combo drive, physically 
identical to the UJ811.)


Sorry Christine, you'll just have to move up to a Lombard or Pismo. :-]

hth,

Dan K


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Combo drives for WallStreet

[Christine]

Hi.

I was wondering if anyone would know where one could obtain an 
expansion bay combo drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW) for a WallStreet G3. There 
seems to be no shortage of such drives for Lombards and Pismos (I'm 
guessing the similar drive bay design helps), but I haven't had any 
luck finding one for WallStreet.

Could a bare-bones laptop combo drive be mounted in a WallStreet 
drive sled? Has this worked for anyone?

Thanks.

Christine

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