On Tuesday, October 15, 2002, at 10:34 PM, Charles Martin wrote:
> 1. Buy an external USB CD-RW. The best one I have found is Iomega, but > that's not saying much. USB CD-RW are a mediocre experience at best. > They usually work but are VERY VERY SLOW. They are even slower when > trying to burn audio CDs (I recommend you burn those at 2x or less). > Videos you can just forget about. You're right, in that the little Iomega CD650 4x4x6 USB CD-RW works well with the iMac. It's really inexpensive and it produces decent CD's. Just slower than pouring cold molasses. Actually the quickest USB, CD-RW I've found, is OWC's Mercury Pro 40x12x48 unit with both USB and Firewire capabilities. On my daughter's slot load, G3/350 iMac she burns audio CD's at 10x with it, using USB, with excellent results. Using Toast Titanium 5.2 it will burn data over USB at 16x. With both Firewire and USB it's a really flexible unit. It gets used a lot around here on several Mac's and clones. Just my experience. Jack Russell -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> 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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
