SuperDrive Upgrade

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  1. josepht, Oct 14, 2006

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    I want to upgrade my SuperDrive that came with my PowerMac G5 1.6GHz, but I can't seem to find a list of fully Apple-supported burners. What do you recommend? I really like LaCie's LightScribe, but I could do without it.
     
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  2. frome, Oct 14, 2006

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    Most superdrives will work with macs (though you will need iDVD 6 to burn DVD's on a third party drives). I have a Lacie double-layer lightscribe superdrive (External) and it works great with both Finder and iDVD 6. ;)
     
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  3. pbelmore, Oct 15, 2006

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  4. josepht, Oct 15, 2006

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    Thanks!
     
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  5. w8ing4intelmacs, Oct 15, 2006

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    you definitely pay a premium on lacie and apple branded drives. see if there's a drive on sale that will work with you mac:
    http://forums.xlr8yourmac.com/drivedb/search.drivedb.lasso

    i used an i//o magic drive that i got from circuit city for $25 ar/ac. it works great with my power mac g4.
     
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