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iMac DVD Burner failure
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<blockquote data-quote="hughvane" data-source="post: 939652" data-attributes="member: 56231"><p>1. No. The only thing you *might* notice is a very slight lag. FW400 is quick, but not as quick as SATA. Going to a FW800 external drive gets expensive.</p><p></p><p>2. Pioneer. The 218L would be a good choice. <a href="http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/MRF82SD22/" target="_blank">OWC Mercury Pro FW/USB2 SuperDrive up to 22X... (MRF82SD22) at OWC</a></p><p></p><p>Personally, I'd shop around for a used USB/Firewire optical drive with reputable and suitable controller/chipset (Oxford brand is very good with Mac), take out the old optical drive and put in a Pioneer 218.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hughvane, post: 939652, member: 56231"] 1. No. The only thing you *might* notice is a very slight lag. FW400 is quick, but not as quick as SATA. Going to a FW800 external drive gets expensive. 2. Pioneer. The 218L would be a good choice. [url=http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/MRF82SD22/]OWC Mercury Pro FW/USB2 SuperDrive up to 22X... (MRF82SD22) at OWC[/url] Personally, I'd shop around for a used USB/Firewire optical drive with reputable and suitable controller/chipset (Oxford brand is very good with Mac), take out the old optical drive and put in a Pioneer 218. [/QUOTE]
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