S.J. Lindberg wrote: > Hi! > I have a few questions as I am thinking of upgrading my 4400/200 with a > CD-burner. I suspect that my 4400 isn't fast enough to match the new CD-RW's > on the market, is it possible to use one of these anyway, as I am not in > need for high speed, and I have seen some models that are not very expensive > today? Are there ways to turn down the speed of the spinners? (Or something > like that, if necessary).
Even 52X CD's aren't all that fast compared the the HDD your system uses all the time...;-) Check with Apple's compatible mechanism list at <http://www.apple.com/itunes/compatibility/> Note, I got a PC drive, a Cendyne 48-12-48 CD at Office Max for $39 after rebates...it is a Lite-On mechanism inside, and is fully supported in OSX. Hi-Val is another company that sells these drives. None of them are listed as Mac Compatible on the box or in the documents but they work. Virtually all current PC cdrw's work with Toast. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
