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Beej
Apr 22, 2002, 10:53 PM
I have a QAg with a SuperDrive. And it's super. But after having used a 2 CD drive system for the past couple of years, I'm getting sick of having to copy CDs to my HD before duplicating them.

I want an external CD drive so I can quickly dupe CDs. It needs to be all the usual things... fast, cheap, reliable, and good-looking (hey, I'm a Mac user - everything has to be good-looking!)

Any suggestions?

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I was just thinking... I'm not sure that there are all that many external drives that aren't burners. In that case, does anyone know of a good internal? I know the guts of the PowerMacs have to be mangled to get on in, but I'm up for it. Will it void my warranty though?
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mac15
Apr 23, 2002, 05:09 AM
If your looking for a good depepndable drive go with the maxtor
they are around $500 for a 40gig

Beej
Apr 23, 2002, 05:22 AM
Originally posted by mac15
If your looking for a good depepndable drive go with the maxtor
they are around $500 for a 40gig A 40 gig CD drive? I think you may have mis-read my question. :)

macaddict123k
Apr 23, 2002, 05:24 AM
i have the que!fire24x10x40. It was $270 but now it's $188

http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/default.asp?EDC=361850

There is a 32x drive but it's not as good looking and its more expensive.24x burns like crazy.

Here is a list of drives
http://www.cdw.com/shop/search/results.asp?grp=CRU&FilteredGroup=CRU&FilteredMFG=&FilteredKeywords=&FilteredSORTORDER=PRICEDESC&FILTERBTN.x=50&FILTERBTN.y=2

mac15
Apr 23, 2002, 06:07 AM
Originally posted by Beej
A 40 gig CD drive? I think you may have mis-read my question. :)

woah sorry dude
Get a que or a sony........ sony has 32x drives
If thats in your price range