Les wrote: > Current DVD-R/RW capacity is 4.7GB per side. Double sided DVD-RAMs hold > 9.4GB.
And only 4.4GB can be written per side. I know this since I burned my first DVD-Rs last week on this QS G4 933 w/ SuperDrive 104 :-) > I have fitted my Rev:D iMac with 120GB HDD but no way to back it up > since this machine does not come with a CD-R/RW. I am thinking of > getting the Pioneer 105 DVD-R/RW and putting it into a firewire case. > That would hopefully allow high capacity backups. Yeah that would be the way to go assuming your iMac has FireWire, only the Rev A-Ds (-333MHz) do not have built-in FireWire :-( I assume you have the Harmoni FireWire upgrade card installed? > Meanwhile, for those that have a 20GB iPod, back up to that. > > And don't bother with the +R/RW standard, even if it may hold a tiny > bit more, since it will not make it to the mainstream due to a lack of > manufacturer support and the upcoming blue laser will make it obsolete. BTW I think I just read this weekend that there will be a DVD writer released which can burn both DVD-R(W) and DVD+R(W), -R @ 4x and +R @ 2x (hehe sorry this reminds me of school ;-) * * -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
