"Stephen L. Phillips" wrote:
> Saw the item re: Apple 12X replacement CD (internal), but wish to > acquire a CD-RW unit for my S900 (233)... > what doe the list suggest for 52x? Firewire or USB? Contemplating > external device, but looking for your recommendations: What board can I > use to provide both Firewire and USB ports, and what are your > suggestions for CD-RW's? Some are down around $149-199! Thanks for all > your consideration and advice! ------- S900 and combo cards - potentially troublesome but it's not out of the question. After much mulling over numerous issues, I settled for a Firewire card and have no regrets. (I have an external Firewire hard drive and the card/drive decision was made at the same time.) RW - I paid extra for RW several years ago when drives cost upwards of $600 and RW speeds were only 2X. Turns out I hardly ever use RW discs. I guess it's nice to have the option, though. These days I don't notice any CD-R drive - they seem to be all RW and RW discs are far less expensive. Not sure how many folks are using RW on a regular basis. As of last time I used the RW, the discs have to completely reformatted before it can be RW'd. I don't recall if RWs can be multi-sessioned. Just a partial reply to your questions. Alan -- 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:[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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
