FireWire and USB drives are not bootable on a B&W, so they can't fully replace an internal CD/DVD drive.
FireWire is much faster than USB and almost as fast as the same drive would be installed internally.
You can use more than two FireWire or USB devices on a B&W by adding a powered hub.
On May 23, 2004, at 4:44 AM, Bill Spencer wrote:
Hi there. A while back I asked about installing an internal CD-RW drive in
my B&W G3/rev2/400/9.1/385mb. It occurs to me that it might be simpler to
get an external one. Both USB ports are in use so I assume I would have to
go with Firewire. Are there any advantages or disadvantages to external over
internal, or Firewire over other options I might have? (Price, speed,
reliability, etc.) I have absolutely no experience with Firewire. I also
don't need two drives, so in that sense I guess I'd prefer internal, but as
usual am open to suggestions, opinions, offers of a time-share, etc.
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