From combo drive to superdrive (iMac G5)

Jamnamerican · 10-24-2005, 04:20 PM

Okay, i bought my imac on amazon for $890.10 compared to the $1200 Apple was charging on its website
it would have been $1200 for the superdrive version so i figured id save a lot of money by just going with the combo but i wish to switch it to the super drive to burn movies that ill be making.
My only question is what should I go with an external dvd-rw drive which connects via a firewall or usb cable or should I replace the combo drive with the super drive, ive looked at the imac and i just cant figure how you would open the computer there to replace it, so just wonder if this is possible before I buy something and then i figured out its not Imac G5 comitable.

truewest662 · 10-24-2005, 06:53 PM

Go with an external drive. I have the super drive but I got an external drive since I burn so much. Go with the Lacie DVD burner, it has a firewall and USB, good for both PC and Mac. Haven't had a problem with mine. Got it for $149 I think straight from the LaCie website.

robarmo · 10-24-2005, 07:08 PM

It's FireWire by the way, a Firewall is a piece of hardware or software to protect your computer from the outside world by filtering the traffic on a network connection such as the Internet.

Just thought I'd clear that up.

Rob.

10-24-2005, 07:08 PM	#3
robarmo Major Leaguer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Liverpool, UK Posts: 306	It's FireWire by the way, a Firewall is a piece of hardware or software to protect your computer from the outside world by filtering the traffic on a network connection such as the Internet. Just thought I'd clear that up. Rob. __________________ 15" iMac, 800MHz G4, 768MB, 60GB, 10.3.9, 9.2.2 My 2nd iMac

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10-24-2005, 04:20 PM	#1
Jamnamerican Prospect Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 2	Okay, i bought my imac on amazon for $890.10 compared to the $1200 Apple was charging on its website it would have been $1200 for the superdrive version so i figured id save a lot of money by just going with the combo but i wish to switch it to the super drive to burn movies that ill be making. My only question is what should I go with an external dvd-rw drive which connects via a firewall or usb cable or should I replace the combo drive with the super drive, ive looked at the imac and i just cant figure how you would open the computer there to replace it, so just wonder if this is possible before I buy something and then i figured out its not Imac G5 comitable.

10-24-2005, 06:53 PM	#2
truewest662 Triple-A Player Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 73	Go with an external drive. I have the super drive but I got an external drive since I burn so much. Go with the Lacie DVD burner, it has a firewall and USB, good for both PC and Mac. Haven't had a problem with mine. Got it for $149 I think straight from the LaCie website.