I am starting to regret that i didn't get the superdrive with my new powerbook. I have a lot of big files on my computer and the only way to get the off is to put them on dvd's. Is it possible to hook up an external dvd burner. I heard this wasn't possible from a few posts i've read but i don't know for sure. If anyone could recommend one that doesn't cost too much. Just need something that will do it's job and not die on me for a few years. Thanks.
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External DVD burners will work. Just find one that works with Macs. Find a brand like LaCie or OWC.JzzTrump22 said:
What won't work is burning DVDs through iDVD. iDVD is designed to work with internal Superdrives. There is a patch out there that will allow certain external DVD drives to be used with iDVD.
Oh, and make sure the unit you buy has either a Firewire or USB2 interface. USB1.1 would be extremely slow.
Ok thanks for the tip. I know not to buy USB1. My friend has it and file transfer to his computer is extremly s-l-o-w. Is there an alternitive program that i could use. If not, i'll just find the patch somewhere. Thanks!
JzzTrump22 said:
It sounds like you'll want to burn a data DVD, not a fully-functional video DVD; so you shouldn't need to use iDVD at all... Otherwise, if you're already using iDVD and want to burn a video disc, sorry...
paul
It's mostly going to be for data. I don't think i will need to burn video. But it's alsways nice to be able to do. I came across the IOmega burner which doesn't seem to bad.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=83899&CatId=483
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=83899&CatId=483