Glad to see someone else stays up all night on their Mac too :-) I read a review of the DRV-104 you suggested. They are talking about a new standard coming along called DVD-RW that may make this unit more obsolete. What are they talking about and is it worth the wait to see what develops????
I like your suggestion for keeping the Sony and swapping out the DVD-ROM Thanks for your expert advice! Andy > Hi Andy, > > The superdrive will burn CDs at 8x, not the 10x speed of your Sony. > Ah, the sacrifice one makes for a drive that does it all. Sure, you > could install it under your existing drive and configure it as a slave > drive. The front door panel would be the only thing you would need to > locate (or leave it open if you don't care how it looks). > > If it was me, I'd swap your internal drive for the superdrive and keep > your external Sony. > > Ward > > On Sunday, September 1, 2002, at 12:21 AM, andrew arnold wrote: > >> Thanks Ward, >> >> So is it a good replacement for my external CD-RW drive (Sony 10x4x24) >> as well? I guess I could install it below my stock CD-DVD reader built >> into the G4. My zip is an external model... >> >> Andy >> >> >> >> On 8/31/02 11:12 PM, "andrew arnold" <a0arno01 at athena.louisville.edu> >> wrote: >> >> Hi Ward, >> >> I saved this message for almost a year. I am considering purchasing a >> DVD-R as you mentioned below. Have you had any trouble with yours? I >> have a G4 450. Is installation really that easy???? Is there an extra >> bay and drawer that will open, or do you have to ditch the CD-Rom that >> comes with the G4?? >> >> thanks >> >> Andy >> >> >> Hey folks, >> >> Those who own G4s who salivate at the thought of having a Pioneer >> DVD-R/DVD-RW/CD-RW internal drive need to check out what these puppies >> can be currently had for. >> >> http://shopper.cnet.com/shopping/resellers/0-7085-311- >> 6145334.html?tag=st.sh.sr.pl.pr6145334 >> >> I?ve recently installed one of these in my G4 and it works just like >> Apple?s stock superdrive, because it is. ?I was slightly concerned >> that Apple customized their ROMs for this drive but initially I >> believe they have not. ?iDVD is supposed to only work on Apple?s stock >> superdrive and it recognizes this unit as such. ?Installation is as >> plug-and-play as you can get. >> >> Ward Oldham >> >> >> >> >> Kind regards, >> Andy >> a0arno01 at athena.louisville.edu >> >> Remember the two most important things in life: >> ??????1. Don't tell everyone everything you know >> ??????2. >> >> The software box said, "Windows XP or better," so I bought a Macintosh. >> >> "Macintosh. We may not have done everything right, but at least we knew >> the century was going to end."-Douglas Adams >> >> >> Hi Andy, >> >> Things have continued to work without the first glitch. ?I did remove >> the existing DVD-ROM drive that was originally installed because I had >> a zip drive installed below it. ?It was just the easiest thing to do. >> ?>From what I recall, the drive was configured as master as well as >> the Pioneer DVD-R I put in so I didn?t have to touch a jumper. >> >> You can now purchase the DVR-104 as well as the original DVR-103. >> http://shopper.cnet.com/shopping/search/results/1,10214,0- >> 1257,00.html?tag=bot&qt=Pioneer+DVD >> >> Good luck shopping! >> Ward Oldham >> >> >> >> Kind regards, >> Andy >> a0arno01 at athena.louisville.edu >> >> Remember the two most important things in life: >> ??????1. Don't tell everyone everything you know >> ??????2. >> >> The software box said, "Windows XP or better," so I bought a Macintosh. >> >> "Macintosh. We may not have done everything right, but at least we knew >> the century was going to end."-Douglas Adams > Kind regards, Andy a0arno01 at athena.louisville.edu Remember the two most important things in life: 1. Don't tell everyone everything you know 2. The software box said, "Windows XP or better," so I bought a Macintosh. "Macintosh. We may not have done everything right, but at least we knew the century was going to end."-Douglas Adams The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be September 24 For more information, see <http://www.aye.net/~lcs>. A calendar of activities is at <http://www.calsnet.net/macusers>.
