looking for Superdrive advice

[gravityplan]

Hey all,

I am planning to buy a 12" powerbook after the next update and am trying to decide if the superdrive is worth the extra 200$. They are still so slow (2x, right?) and will come down in price eventually. My question is does anyone have any insight here on the timeframe for seeing better/faster/cheaper aftermarket Superdrives? Do you think they'll get as fast as the current CD burners? I don't need to burn dvds but if I had the drive I probably would, and it would be a nice little addition to my little supercomputer :) but 2x speed sounds like kind of a drag. How long does it take to make a dvd?

[mikeyredk]

Hey all,

I am planning to buy a 12" powerbook after the next update and am trying to decide if the superdrive is worth the extra 200$. They are still so slow (2x, right?) and will come down in price eventually. My question is does anyone have any insight here on the timeframe for seeing better/faster/cheaper aftermarket Superdrives? Do you think they'll get as fast as the current CD burners? I don't need to burn dvds but if I had the drive I probably would, and it would be a nice little addition to my little supercomputer :) but 2x speed sounds like kind of a drag. How long does it take to make a dvd?

this my advice and what i do

1) upgrade ram
2) upgrade HD
3) upgrade display
4) upgrade CD-drive

thats what i would upgrade in that order

[idkew]

you will ALWAYS be using slower technology when it is shrunk to fit in a thin laptop. if you want the best and fastest, external is the way to go, but why would you do that with a tiny little 12" PB?