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I have Power PC G4 1Ghz tower that came equiped with the horrible Phillips CDD5301 DVD player/CD burner. I've at last grown tired of using a paper clip to eject dvd's every other time I use it. So I've decided to purchase a 16x internal Double Layer DVD Burner.
Question I have is , are DVD burners I see at Best Buy and Comp USA compatible with my mac ( added that I use Toast of course ). The only drives I ever see locally that advertise mac compatibility are always external drives. I have a Mac Tower so I see no advantage in losing more cash and desk real estate on a LaCie.
One that I've been looking at is as follows.
Pioneer - 16x Internal Double-Layer DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive "DVR-A09XLA"
* I Went to Pioneers site and looked at the drive spec's and it says nothing about Windows or Macintosh. The box at Best Buy I believe say's only Windows min req.*
Are CD and DVD burners like most IDE hard drives in that they will not say they are Mac compatible on the box just because it does not come bundled with a Macintosh installation software or instructions?
I tried to ask this question on another message board about a year ago and everyone pretty much just sent me links to Small Business Mac dealers that sell factory Super Drives.
Any help is greatly appreciated, (except links to internet stores)
Dave,
Question I have is , are DVD burners I see at Best Buy and Comp USA compatible with my mac ( added that I use Toast of course ). The only drives I ever see locally that advertise mac compatibility are always external drives. I have a Mac Tower so I see no advantage in losing more cash and desk real estate on a LaCie.
One that I've been looking at is as follows.
Pioneer - 16x Internal Double-Layer DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive "DVR-A09XLA"
* I Went to Pioneers site and looked at the drive spec's and it says nothing about Windows or Macintosh. The box at Best Buy I believe say's only Windows min req.*
Are CD and DVD burners like most IDE hard drives in that they will not say they are Mac compatible on the box just because it does not come bundled with a Macintosh installation software or instructions?
I tried to ask this question on another message board about a year ago and everyone pretty much just sent me links to Small Business Mac dealers that sell factory Super Drives.
Any help is greatly appreciated, (except links to internet stores)
Dave,