Re: What is the best Super Drive for G4 Sawtooth running at 450Mhz?

[PeterH]

On Jan 26, 2009, at 1:50 PM, gifutiger wrote:

> I replaced the original CD/DVD player that came with my G4 AGP
> Graphics 350Mhz with a
> Samsung Super-WriteMaster SH-S202N - Disk drive - DVDRW (R DL) / DVD-
> RAM - 20x/20x/12x - IDE - internal - 5.25" - LightScribe -
> (Refurbished) which I got from newegg.com for $21.44 shipping
> included.
>
> However newegg.com doesn't have this unit any longer, but you can get
> one from:
> http://www.nowdirect.com/exec/partInfo/part_detail.tsb? 
> prcpart=RETSH-S202N%2FBSBN%20RPL
> for $17.99 plus shipping.

I wouldn't try to save a few bucks buy buying a refurbed drive.  
Drives have a finite lifetime, particularly if burned at the highest  
rated speed.

Samsung SATA drives, which may be identical in appearance to the  
above-cited drive, have been very good in my applications, where I  
may burn several (say, up to six) DVDs at a sitting.

The amount of cleaning steps necessary to maintain good performance  
is remarkably low on Samsungs and Lite-Ons. It is much higher on  
Pioneers.

I would buy a brand-new drive, not a refurbed drive, and expect to  
pay somewhat under $30 (not including tax and shipping).



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Re: What is the best Super Drive for G4 Sawtooth running at 450Mhz?

[Mike Baker]

There is a video on OWC's site showing how to do it. Looks fairly easy.

--- On Mon, 1/26/09, kocho  wrote:

From: kocho 
Subject: Re: What is the best Super Drive for G4 Sawtooth running at 450Mhz?
To: "G3-5 List" 
Date: Monday, January 26, 2009, 4:38 PM

ALEX AND OTHER GROUP MEMBERS
I  have to replace my super drive whose tray doesnt open with an
internal super drive. Is it difficult to take out the existing one and
to put in new one? Not  done heavy technical intervention except
adding new RAMs,, Any manual to ease my task..
Powermac G5 dual processor  2.3 ghz desktop..Tiger OS
Super drive is pioneer,,
thnx in advance!

On Jan 26, 12:25 pm, Alexander MacLeod  wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 12:07 PM, Mike Baker 
wrote:
>
> > I was thinking of getting the Samsung 20X DVD Super-MultiDrive with
Lightscribe software from OWC
(http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/optical-drives/superdrives/powermac/). I would
replace the existing DVD player/CD writer in the front 5.25" bay with it.
Can the Sawtooth handle this drive?
>
> I just put this one in my PowerMac G5 to replace the failed one that
> was in there:
>
> <http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106228>
>
> It's bootable, fast, and best of all cheap! I've always had good
luck
> with Lite-On drives, too.
>
> Alex




  
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Re: What is the best Super Drive for G4 Sawtooth running at 450Mhz?

[PeterH]

On Jan 26, 2009, at 1:38 PM, kocho wrote:

> I  have to replace my super drive whose tray doesnt open with an
> internal super drive. Is it difficult to take out the existing one and
> to put in new one? Not  done heavy technical intervention except
> adding new RAMs,, Any manual to ease my task..
> Powermac G5 dual processor  2.3 ghz desktop..Tiger OS
> Super drive is pioneer,,

Apple has always had issues with the bezels of the drives it supplies.

The Quicksilver was an attempt to get away from issues with bezels.

I can't comment on the G5.

At least with G4s and G3s earlier than the QS, there were in some  
cases at least three part numbers for the bezels on account of the  
differences in the location of the eject button and/or the manual  
release hole.

If your machine presently has a Pioneer, then by all means replace it  
with a Pioneer.

They are very good drives ... at one point they were the best of all  
drives ... but they have since been superceded by Lite-On, and others.

For a generic case, such as a Hack, where there is no case bezel at  
all, and the drive's own bezel is all that matters, go with the Lite- 
On or Samsung.



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Re: What is the best Super Drive for G4 Sawtooth running at 450Mhz?

[gifutiger]

Greetings ( + )!( + )

I replaced the original CD/DVD player that came with my G4 AGP
Graphics 350Mhz with a
Samsung Super-WriteMaster SH-S202N - Disk drive - DVDRW (R DL) / DVD-
RAM - 20x/20x/12x - IDE - internal - 5.25" - LightScribe -
(Refurbished) which I got from newegg.com for $21.44 shipping
included.

However newegg.com doesn't have this unit any longer, but you can get
one from:
http://www.nowdirect.com/exec/partInfo/part_detail.tsb?prcpart=RETSH-S202N%2FBSBN%20RPL
for $17.99 plus shipping.

I recommed this drive, it has worked just fine for me and very
economical.

Cheers

Harry Freeman
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On Jan 26, 1:38 pm, kocho  wrote:
> ALEX AND OTHER GROUP MEMBERS
> I  have to replace my super drive whose tray doesnt open with an
> internal super drive. Is it difficult to take out the existing one and
> to put in new one? Not  done heavy technical intervention except
> adding new RAMs,, Any manual to ease my task..
> Powermac G5 dual processor  2.3 ghz desktop..Tiger OS
> Super drive is pioneer,,
> thnx in advance!
>
> On Jan 26, 12:25 pm, Alexander MacLeod  wrote:
>
> > On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 12:07 PM, Mike Baker  wrote:
>
> > > I was thinking of getting the Samsung 20X DVD Super-MultiDrive with 
> > > Lightscribe software from OWC 
> > > (http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/optical-drives/superdrives/powermac/). I 
> > > would replace the existing DVD player/CD writer in the front 5.25" bay 
> > > with it. Can the Sawtooth handle this drive?
>
> > I just put this one in my PowerMac G5 to replace the failed one that
> > was in there:
>
> > 
>
> > It's bootable, fast, and best of all cheap! I've always had good luck
> > with Lite-On drives, too.
>
> > Alex
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Re: What is the best Super Drive for G4 Sawtooth running at 450Mhz?

[kocho]

ALEX AND OTHER GROUP MEMBERS
I  have to replace my super drive whose tray doesnt open with an
internal super drive. Is it difficult to take out the existing one and
to put in new one? Not  done heavy technical intervention except
adding new RAMs,, Any manual to ease my task..
Powermac G5 dual processor  2.3 ghz desktop..Tiger OS
Super drive is pioneer,,
thnx in advance!

On Jan 26, 12:25 pm, Alexander MacLeod  wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 12:07 PM, Mike Baker  wrote:
>
> > I was thinking of getting the Samsung 20X DVD Super-MultiDrive with 
> > Lightscribe software from OWC 
> > (http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/optical-drives/superdrives/powermac/). I 
> > would replace the existing DVD player/CD writer in the front 5.25" bay with 
> > it. Can the Sawtooth handle this drive?
>
> I just put this one in my PowerMac G5 to replace the failed one that
> was in there:
>
> 
>
> It's bootable, fast, and best of all cheap! I've always had good luck
> with Lite-On drives, too.
>
> Alex
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Re: What is the best Super Drive for G4 Sawtooth running at 450Mhz?

[Dan A. Currie]

Mike Baker wrote:
> I was thinking of getting the Samsung 20X DVD Super-MultiDrive with 
> Lightscribe software from OWC 
> (http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/optical-drives/superdrives/powermac/). I 
> would replace the existing DVD player/CD writer in the front 5.25" bay with 
> it. Can the Sawtooth handle this drive?
>
>
>   
>   
For $2.00 more get the Pioneer, it is plug and play and works nicely ... 
I have both a DVR -116 and a DVR-107 in my MDD.

Dan Currie

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Re: What is the best Super Drive for G4 Sawtooth running at 450Mhz?

[Alexander MacLeod]

On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 12:07 PM, Mike Baker  wrote:
>
> I was thinking of getting the Samsung 20X DVD Super-MultiDrive with 
> Lightscribe software from OWC 
> (http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/optical-drives/superdrives/powermac/). I 
> would replace the existing DVD player/CD writer in the front 5.25" bay with 
> it. Can the Sawtooth handle this drive?

I just put this one in my PowerMac G5 to replace the failed one that
was in there:



It's bootable, fast, and best of all cheap! I've always had good luck
with Lite-On drives, too.

Alex

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Re: What is the best Super Drive for G4 Sawtooth running at 450Mhz?

[PeterH]

On Jan 26, 2009, at 9:07 AM, Mike Baker wrote:

> I was thinking of getting the Samsung 20X DVD Super-MultiDrive with  
> Lightscribe software from OWC (http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/ 
> optical-drives/superdrives/powermac/). I would replace the existing  
> DVD player/CD writer in the front 5.25" bay with it. Can the  
> Sawtooth handle this drive?

All conventional height 5.25" optical drives utilize the same  
mounting scheme.

And, in a DA or earlier, you actually do not require screws to mount  
the drive ... it can float freely within the optical/Zip carrier.

The carrier is essentially the same from the first B&W to the last DA  
with only a few changes, none of which should affect the mounting of  
the drive.



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What is the best Super Drive for G4 Sawtooth running at 450Mhz?

[Mike Baker]

I was thinking of getting the Samsung 20X DVD Super-MultiDrive with Lightscribe 
software from OWC 
(http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/optical-drives/superdrives/powermac/). I would 
replace the existing DVD player/CD writer in the front 5.25" bay with it. Can 
the Sawtooth handle this drive?


  

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