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<blockquote data-quote="jhelm007" data-source="post: 116767" data-attributes="member: 6916"><p>Patchburn is a great thing for getting really cheap or free (ie old pc pulled) drives to work on your mac, but if your going to buy a good drive IMO you should just bite the bullet and get one that is supported/shipped like the Pioneer 109. You won't spend that much more and you know even if the next OS update breaks patchburn your drive will still work. You can use web searches like froogle or pricegraber etc. to find the best price once you figure out which models work. I have to say though that OWC has competitive prices and they have really good cust. serv. </p><p></p><p>A burner is an excelent first upgrade since it gives you added function and not just faster performance. If I were to prioritize... I would say the optical drive, then memory (if nec.), then the processor (1 GHz upgrades are less than $200!). If you play games maybe a video card otherwise don't bother. They are expensive upgrades and most programs don't improve much (games and video editing software being the big exceptions). Hard drives are hard to prioritize since storage needs are varried. If you have enough space I guess that is last on the list.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jhelm007, post: 116767, member: 6916"] Patchburn is a great thing for getting really cheap or free (ie old pc pulled) drives to work on your mac, but if your going to buy a good drive IMO you should just bite the bullet and get one that is supported/shipped like the Pioneer 109. You won't spend that much more and you know even if the next OS update breaks patchburn your drive will still work. You can use web searches like froogle or pricegraber etc. to find the best price once you figure out which models work. I have to say though that OWC has competitive prices and they have really good cust. serv. A burner is an excelent first upgrade since it gives you added function and not just faster performance. If I were to prioritize... I would say the optical drive, then memory (if nec.), then the processor (1 GHz upgrades are less than $200!). If you play games maybe a video card otherwise don't bother. They are expensive upgrades and most programs don't improve much (games and video editing software being the big exceptions). Hard drives are hard to prioritize since storage needs are varried. If you have enough space I guess that is last on the list. [/QUOTE]
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