Scott Holder wrote: > At 12:41 AM 6/16/2002 -0500, you wrote: > >Ok, so I understand that you can get a usb port for a 7300/180 and it should > >work for a usb cdrw., albeit at a lower speed. I am looking at an iomega > >predator w/ usb and the specs say it needs a G3 or imac. Is it a matter of > >merely having a USB port or is it the processor issue? > > It would probably work, but we're talking maybe 2x at best. It would be > like buying a Corvette and idling it around in first gear. > > Go internal, or at least external SCSI.
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