> Jim,Stan(in Denver),Jeremy B and others thanks for your responses. > I see that I really have a whole lot of issues to consider. WIsh I had > added this into my original post. But to recap with my present system: > 9500/120mhz 560MBRam 2GB HD and a Tempo Trio card (not installed since > I am waiting for my OS 9.1 CD), I would like to ask if anyone has a > suggestion about a cd burner (bootable preferably) that will work with > my machine. > I have Toast Titanium so I wouldn't need disk burner compatibility.And > while I'm daydreaming here, has anyone any luck using a combo drive on > a machine similar to mine or would I need a new video card for that to > work? > Note, I don't plan on spending more than $300 upgrading from this point > on. I believe Jeremy has a made a good point about the newer G4's that > are available for around 6 bills. > You have all been really helpful. Hope I can return the favor some time
No problem Glad to be of assistance Well since you�ve got that tempo card with the ATA drive the firewire and the usb, you've got 3 choices. 1) a SCSI internal burner: OWC has a HP drive fairly cheap around $50 the catch is its on only about a 4x write kinda slow but It will still get the job 2) Firewire CD burner: MUCH faster but they cost a bit more. Expect to spend at least $100. 3) ATA drive burner: You could feasibly install a used burner from a G4 in one of your internal bays on the 9500. I'm not sure how compatible that would be with your system. But its all OEM apple hardware so it shouldn�t be that difficult. If you wanted to play DVDs on your system you would have to upgrade the video card Like you mentioned in a previous post you could get an eMac and have everything you wanted. However, I've heard their expansion capabilities arent what a tower like a 9500 or a G4 would be. Just something to think about really. Hope this helps Jeremy B -- 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
