on 11/11/02 2:19 PM, Eric J. Leopold at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I need a new or used CD player to replace the CD player in my S900. I > think a lot of my troubles are from a bad CD player. I'm interested > in a plug and play model preferably new. I know this has been on the > list before but the archives didn't help. Can anyone recommend a > dealer (Fry's?) or Web site I might find CD ROM drives for the S900? > Thanks RAC but I'm leaning to a new or better drive than the OEM CD > player in the S900. Thanks very much.
Surprising how few SCSI CDROM drives there are on the sites I checked, like Smalldog, Powermax, David Baucom's Mac Site, OWC, etc.. Poweron has used and refurb Apple SCSI CDROM drives, but the 24x refurb model is a hundred bucks. For that price you could get a new 40x Plextor unit from CDrExpress. But if you want to stick with Apple drivers, perhaps the Apple refurb/used drives are the best choice after all. I'm not clear on which 3rd party drives might have Apple ROM's. And I'm also not clear about whether those that say they have Apple ROM's, actually provide complete compatibility. I just strolled into a local new&used Mac dealer where I live, and picked up a Pioneer slot-loading 32x drive. It's been great, even worked for loading OS X Jaguar on my S900. But under OS 9 I had to use Intech CDST to run it. It also cost a hundred dollars, but was a new drive. So, I guess I'm suggesting that you check your local Mac dealers. Most everything has gone IDE, but perhaps a few stores carry some SCSI models still. Failing that there's still some good mail-order choices in the hundred dollar range. I wish MacGurus was back online, they always had some good advice about these things, and I think had SCSI Plextor CD drives for sale. -Howie -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:supermacs@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:supermacs-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:supermacs-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
