>As my subject line says I am wondering whether or not there is or ever >was an internal DVD/CD-RW burner made for a Lombard.
MCE made a third-party Combo DVD-ROM and CD-ROM-R=R/W for the Lombard. The concept of a Super drive had not been envisioned ... then. The Lombard ... and the nearly identical Pismo ... is not a particularly good platform for DVD burning, as has been discussed previously in this List. IIRC, no one ever made an internal DVD burner for the Lombard (or for the Pismo, either). Either the Apple or the MCE media bay can accommodate an industry standard 12.7mm Super drive, and, indeed, one which supports +/-, CD, DVD, ROM-R-R/W, and even dual-layer. Installation is a five-minute job, insofar as the hardware itself is concerned. Installation may take longer, insofar as the software is concerned, with PatchBurn being required on systems earlier than 10.4, and, indeed, even on 10.4 for a very few drives. (No software installation is required for very simple operations, such as for booting, for data reading, or, in most cases, for DVD playing. However, not all capabilities will be enabled for every case, beyond those simple cases just mentioned). DVD burning in the media bay is reliable at 2X; is almost always reliable at 4X; and is most likely always unreliable at above 4X. (The very same drive in a desktop equipped with an 80-wire/40-pin cable, or in an external Firewire or USB case, or in an external Combo Firewire/USB case, is almost always reliable at the maximum speed the drive will support, even if the application itself is unaware of that maximum speed and simply states that "Best" speed will be used if not otherwise specified). -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
