A friend at Apple can get you either 15 or 25% off list price. A friend who is a student or teacher can get Tiger for $69. If you are a student, you can get Tiger for $69. If you'v…

Hi, since the 3-year-old SuperDrive that came with my 800Mhz "desklamp" iMac is starting to crap out, I'd like to buy a new one. Given the following guidelines, I was wondering if …

Dual layer burners don't cost any more than single layer burners. For a burner I like the Pioneer DVR-110D (in gray or black). It is the fastest burner on the market for all the D…

Thanks for the reply. What about external burners that don't require an enclosure? Let's also stick with FW since I'm not sure if my USB ports are 1.1 or 2 (not sure how to find ou…

Quote: Originally Posted by jszrules Thanks for the reply. What about external burners that don't require an enclosure? Let's also stick with FW since I'm not sure if my USB por…

Fair enough...I didn't know they would actually be cheaper than the external drives. Can you pretty much put any enclosure on any drive? If not, how do you know if they will be com…

I'm going to skip all the fuss with buying a drive and a case separate and get one of those sexy and praised Sony burners.

Quote: Originally Posted by jszrules Fair enough...I didn't know they would actually be cheaper than the external drives. Can you pretty much put any enclosure on any drive? If …

Quote: Originally Posted by mduell Enjoy spending more money for a slower burner! If this is what you call expensive and slow I sure will enjoy it! http://www.sonystyl…

mduell, thanks for all your help so far. I did a search on newegg.com for external enclosures that are 5.25'' and are IDE. Of the 8 remaining Kingwin results, the one you recommend…

Quote: Originally Posted by Dark Helmet If this is what you call expensive and slow I sure will enjoy it! http://www.sonystyle.com:80/is-bin/I...SKU=DRX810UL/T It has a pr…

The new burner and enclosure are working flawlessly and have solved my burning/reading problems. Thanks for all the help!

Quote: Originally Posted by Dark Helmet If this is what you call expensive and slow I sure will enjoy it! http://www.sonystyle.com:80/is-bin/I...SKU=DRX810UL/T Sexy. Howeve…

Hmmm... Interesting... My +R discs burned in my Apple Pioneer K04 drive worked fine in my Cube (which has a Matsushita SR-8186 DVD-ROM drive). However, my +R discs from my retail …

I am a new Mac user that began the new journey back in October of 2005. I am so glad to be a MAC user. What a relief! I could use some guidence. I own a G4 powerbook and use it as …

I have one of these LG external burners and it has worked flawlessly for me using both USB2 and Firewire. http://www.pricegrabber.com/p__LG_El...iter,__7160109

Quote: Originally Posted by broadcastgoddess I am a new Mac user that began the new journey back in October of 2005. I am so glad to be a MAC user. What a relief! I could use so…

Can someone tell me if the Macally PHC-500BC enclosure will hold both a 5.25 DVD and a 3.5 hard drive at the same time? The docs I have seen states that it SUPPORTS most 5.25 ATAP…

Quote: Originally Posted by stormyday Can someone tell me if the Macally PHC-500BC enclosure will hold both a 5.25 DVD and a 3.5 hard drive at the same time? The docs I have se…

Quote: Originally Posted by mduell Yes, you can put almost any drive in almost any enclosure; a nice result of having standards that manufacturers follow. Good enclosures are fr…

Quote: Originally Posted by ShazamItsDavish2 External drives won't work with iApps etc. Yes, they will.

Quote: Originally Posted by mduell Yes, they will. That's weird. I've done some searching and it seems like they /do/ work with TIger. It's strange because my firewire DVD b…

Hi there...I am about to purchase an iMac G5 and I am going to need a new printer. My needs are fairly simple...I just need a good inkjet/laserjet printer...color...and that is ab…

Most people here -- myself included -- are big fans of Canon inkjets. Search this forum for threads with "printer" in the title: this has been discussed many times. Moreover, wh…

Had great luck with Canon in inkjets. Otherwise, my workhorse GCC laser printer is still going great.