>Re: La Cie d2 52x24x52 External FireWire CD-RW Drive > >Any opinions about this drive? The only negative thing I've read about it >is that it doesn't work with iTunes -- at least not with version 4.0.1. Is >that true and is it likely to be important? (I will start using my OS X >volume soon!) > >Do they use a Yamaha mechanism? > >Amazon is selling it for $125 including shipping, which seems the best >price on the web. I'm mostly thinking about buying it because I have a >store credit from Borders Books that's good at Amazon. (It's only good for >items shipped by amazon, not third-party ones, and it's tricky to use it!) > >I also noticed that there's a large number of 52x24x52 EIDE drives listed. >Are these really made by different manufacturers, or are they just >repackaged? And can they be made to work with EIDE-capable Macs? > >
I wouldn't be surprised if it uses a BTC (China) IDE CDRW on it. Look for LG Collins (joint venture between Hitachi and Philips) CDRW IDE with 8MB buffer on it - it appears to be manufactured for them by Yamaha. A buddy owns one which he says is virtually indistinguisable from Yamaha except for the label. As for me I go for proven SCSI technology. Charlie -- 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
