They did "officially" say it by updating their specs that are available to the public. Had they shipped one with one set of specs and then changed it that would be a different matter. But they constantly revise their documentation and their hardware. Look at all the revisions of different models, Apple never updated people to tell them that Rev 2 and later Beige G3s came with RagePro instead of Rage II+ graphics systems.
Also, you might want to check out http://www.xlr8yourmac.com as today they have info on their main page about this exact circumstance, according to what Mike posted there the situation is that 2x creates more coasters due to how sensitive it is to motion while burning. The 1x situation is a firmware change not a hardware change, the drive is a 2x. David On Wednesday, January 22, 2003, at 04:51 PM, Mark Loeffler wrote: > very honest attitude --- but why can't apple just officially just say > it ? > why the backdoor way ? > > we masses -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
