----- Original Message ----- From: "earthyfemme" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "G-Books" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 11:10 AM Subject: Re: CDRW for Pismo
> This is a nice unit, if a cost-prohibitive one. I'm told by someone who resells Macs that he'd be against burning music/video CD/DVDs on a G3 based computer. The quote is: > > "I question the viability of using a SuperDrive in a PB G3. If you are using it for data files (with Toast), then its fine. But I wouldn't recommend running iDVD on a G3 based machine - it is far too slow to handle that (that's primarily why Apple doesn't ship any iBooks today w/ a SuperDrive - only G4 based machines)." > > I don't doubt his opinion, but of course I'm curious. > > Has anyone else run into problems with their PB G3/G4s making video CD/DVDs? > > Vivian I wouldn't try to burn DVDs on a G3 Pismo either, but I've already upgraded mine to a 500 MHz G4 which is almost as fast as my Quicksilver Desktop unit which has a SuperDrive and does a pretty good job producing DVDs. However, that said, further investigation of the $99 unit (LiteOn LSC-24081-01 ) shows it to be a DVD reader only. I'm still looking for something that is less than the $450 unit. Joe Ellis -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
