External SuperDrive?

shockme17 · shockme17 #1 (**permalink**)

01-07-2004, 07:26 AM

i looked on the internet, and i recall seeing a while ago about an external superdrive.. i dont see anything offered by apple anymore- put i want to use imovie/idvd with my ibook.. am i out of luck?

granted this is dated.. but : http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/top_n...fm?NewsID=2453

trpnmonkey41 · trpnmonkey41 #2 (**permalink**)

01-07-2004, 03:05 PM

iDVD does not work with any external drives.....only the internal superdrives.

shockme17 · shockme17 #3 (**permalink**)

01-07-2004, 09:02 PM

ok thanks.. im aware of that.. but my question was about the external superdrive.. does anyone have any information about this?

trpnmonkey41 · trpnmonkey41 #4 (**permalink**)

01-07-2004, 09:08 PM

apple doesnt have their own superdrive.

There are plenty of external dvd burners that are compatible with macs.

the most popular are Lacies from what i have seen. I know they are available at applestores and apple.com

Craig Morrison · Craig Morrison #5 (**permalink**)

09-13-2005, 12:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trpnmonkey41

iDVD does not work with any external drives.....only the internal superdrives.

Is this still the case (your reply was (2004) or has iDVD been upgraded to work with an external drive?
Thanks

ed724 · ed724 #6 (**permalink**)

09-13-2005, 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Craig Morrison

Is this still the case (your reply was (2004) or has iDVD been upgraded to work with an external drive?
Thanks

Idvd will work with an external super drive if you use patch burn. I've been using one for some time now.

ed724

trpnmonkey41 · trpnmonkey41 #7 (**permalink**)

09-13-2005, 12:49 PM

iDVD5 will work with external drives now, and if it doesn't work you can save as a Disc Image and burn with Disk Utility, and then there is also PatchBurn

mynameis · mynameis #8 (**permalink**)

09-13-2005, 12:58 PM

I had no problems using my external 16x DL DVD Burner with my Apple, I used PatchBurn.

trpnmonkey41 #7 (permalink)
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shockme17 #1 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	01-07-2004, 07:26 AM i looked on the internet, and i recall seeing a while ago about an external superdrive.. i dont see anything offered by apple anymore- put i want to use imovie/idvd with my ibook.. am i out of luck? granted this is dated.. but : http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/top_n...fm?NewsID=2453
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trpnmonkey41 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 22, 2003 Location: Hamilton College Posts: 7,003 Mac Specs: 20" iMac C2D 2.16ghz, 13" MacBook 2.0ghz, 60gb iPod vid, 1gb nano	01-07-2004, 03:05 PM iDVD does not work with any external drives.....only the internal superdrives.
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trpnmonkey41 #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 22, 2003 Location: Hamilton College Posts: 7,003 Mac Specs: 20" iMac C2D 2.16ghz, 13" MacBook 2.0ghz, 60gb iPod vid, 1gb nano	01-07-2004, 09:08 PM apple doesnt have their own superdrive. There are plenty of external dvd burners that are compatible with macs. the most popular are Lacies from what i have seen. I know they are available at applestores and apple.com
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mynameis #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 30, 2004 Posts: 3,378	09-13-2005, 12:58 PM I had no problems using my external 16x DL DVD Burner with my Apple, I used PatchBurn.
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