anybody know what you actually end up with on a 120GB hard drive?

FYI - The 8 GB limit thing is only for Mac OS X. Since you only mentioned OS 9, you don't need to worry about that.

Hi guys. I read about people taking apart their iMacs and eMacs all the time to upgrade the hard drive and the optical drive. I have both an iMac 233 and an eMac 700. I would love …

Quote: Originally Posted by Oneota FYI - The 8 GB limit thing is only for Mac OS X. Since you only mentioned OS 9, you don't need to worry about that. That's not true. Th…

Quote: Originally Posted by peter_cph Yes, that is what happens .... i wasn'r aware of the 137 GB on the iMac ... but I did install a apir of 160 GB's in a blue/white and the…

Quote: Originally Posted by Lgonzo99 Hi guys. I read about people taking apart their iMacs and eMacs all the time to upgrade the hard drive and the optical drive. I have both an…

I used the screwdriver . . . and umm . . . my finger still hurts

Quote: Originally Posted by Lgonzo99 Hi guys. I read about people taking apart their iMacs and eMacs all the time to upgrade the hard drive and the optical drive. I have both an…

Internal means slim and slot loading, which translates into slow, expensive, noisy, and with only one drive you can't copy disks as easily/quickly. I'd go with an external. I like…

I'll check that one out. I have the FW port open. Is that better than using USB2? I'm guessing the FW would be quicker.

YOu can still buy an internal one from several places. If you are mechanically inclined you could install it yourself.

Quote: Originally Posted by sixdoubleseven I'll check that one out. I have the FW port open. Is that better than using USB2? I'm guessing the FW would be quicker. 16x …

If you're not afraid to open up your mini, the Pioneer K05 laptop drive is one of the drive models used by Apple and is fully supported in OS X.4.3. It's only an 8x but it does sup…

sixdoubleseven: Before you open your mini, make sure that you are aware that your warranty will be voided. WHy don't you try selling your Mac Mini on ebay and buy a new one with Su…

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I'm not comfortable in cracking open the mini myself, regardless of warranty issues. Would Apple sell me a superdrive and install for a price? I'll probably end up buying an ex…

I was just browsing the "Mac mini setups" thread and noticed the last pic posted has a stack under the mini. Does anyone know if there are any planse to instroduce an external dv…

Unless you're asthetically stuck on the mac mini, you could buy a Superdrive and stick it in an external case for around $100. Maybe less if you shop smart. (Shop S mart... you got…

I have a Pioneer 110D slapped in an old Firewire case (from an Acomdata CDRW burner I got back in the day). Honestly, I prefer using it in Panther with Patchburn to using it native…

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Quote: Originally Posted by mduell 16x DVD (fastest you can go without breaking the disks) is only 19.2MBps... either USB2 or FW can easily handle that. But Firewire means …

Quote: Originally Posted by sixdoubleseven I'm not comfortable in cracking open the mini myself, regardless of warranty issues. Would Apple sell me a superdrive and install for…

Quote: Originally Posted by druber I have a Pioneer 110D slapped in an old Firewire case (from an Acomdata CDRW burner I got back in the day). Honestly, I prefer using it in Pan…

Sounds hawt.