list of items including: > Internal CD-ROM drive that can read CD-RW This is an impossibly tough brief, $50 for all . . . however, while going a bit over the original pricepoint . . .
I'll suggest a 1400 over anything before Lombard, for the simple reason that it can be equipped with an internal modern optical drive. The 3400/3500/WS series cannot have their optical drives upgraded, and those old opticals have loads of difficulty reliably reading CD-R/W disks. <http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/ebms.html#3400sled> _If_ you can get a 1400 12x CD-ROM drive, you can upgrade that drive to a modern optical: <http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/ebms.html#1400_12x> However, at this point at a minimum (with a bit of savvy shopping) you are probably out: 1400 barebones - $50 12x EBM - $25 new optical - $20 -------------------- near enough $100 Still, the next available 'Book which can be set up to reliably read CD-R/W disks is a Lombard, for which one can expect to pay at least $200 or so. Add to that the required replacement optical, so total will be around $225 minimum, though probably more. <http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/PB_99_2K_EBM_sled.html> 'Course, that's a enormously overall more competent machine, IMO well worth the extra scratch. Hmm, about to send this when I just thought of - a 3400 (or 3500 or WS, they just cost more) can use an external FireWire drive, using a cardbus FW adapter. Figure $75 for a barebones 3400, $25 for the FW adapter, and roughly $50 - $75 for the external drive. Well actually, if one were to use an external SCSI CD-R/W drive, one could include most any PowerBook. Heck, with an internal ATA->SCSI bridge (~$60 or more) you could plug a duallayer DVD-R/W into a PowerBook 100. :-P mmK, I'm done thinking now, hth, dan k ................................. http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 ................................. -- 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
