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<blockquote data-quote="hype.it" data-source="post: 37440" data-attributes="member: 4085"><p><strong>Question?</strong> Why is the large picture SO SMALL? Is the seller trying to hide a scratch, worst still a crack? Or it's, in-fact not a PIONEER DRIVE at all! </p><p></p><p>The whole idea of Firewire on a Mac is 'hot plug-able' <strong>Plug'n'Play</strong> and not <em>Plug'n'Pray</em> (unlike other platforms) As you get more experience using your Mac, you'll discover few firewire devices actually require software drivers, unless they are <em>Tape Streamers or BlueDVD</em>. Put it this way, if <strong>Toast Titanium™</strong> can support it, you can pretty much use it! </p><p></p><p>Having said that, I'm not 100% sure USB 2.0 works the same as Firewire. I think, for any storage device to work via USB 2.0 you'll need some software. (Please don't quote me on the USB issue, i'm really not sure.)</p><p></p><p>However, if your buying this DVD Burner to use with iMovies™, forget it. iMovie™ will not support any firewire drive, whether it's CD-Rom or DVD. </p><p></p><p>iMovies™only support the original Apple SuperDrive™, although they said it's a <em>"SuperDrive"</em>, it's not really; the SuperDrive supplied by Apple has their own Firmware on board. When I last tried, you can't just buy a OEM drive and flash Apples' firmware in, the installer won't allow it. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Know your product, don't buy a lemon! </strong></p><p></p><p>FYI, Manufacture drive specifications: </p><p><a href="http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pna/product/detail/0,,2076_17573091_83265402,00.html" target="_blank">http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pna/product/detail/0,,2076_17573091_83265402,00.html</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hype.it, post: 37440, member: 4085"] [b]Question?[/b] Why is the large picture SO SMALL? Is the seller trying to hide a scratch, worst still a crack? Or it's, in-fact not a PIONEER DRIVE at all! The whole idea of Firewire on a Mac is 'hot plug-able' [b]Plug'n'Play[/b] and not [i]Plug'n'Pray[/i] (unlike other platforms) As you get more experience using your Mac, you'll discover few firewire devices actually require software drivers, unless they are [i]Tape Streamers or BlueDVD[/i]. Put it this way, if [b]Toast Titanium™[/b] can support it, you can pretty much use it! Having said that, I'm not 100% sure USB 2.0 works the same as Firewire. I think, for any storage device to work via USB 2.0 you'll need some software. (Please don't quote me on the USB issue, i'm really not sure.) However, if your buying this DVD Burner to use with iMovies™, forget it. iMovie™ will not support any firewire drive, whether it's CD-Rom or DVD. iMovies™only support the original Apple SuperDrive™, although they said it's a [i]"SuperDrive"[/i], it's not really; the SuperDrive supplied by Apple has their own Firmware on board. When I last tried, you can't just buy a OEM drive and flash Apples' firmware in, the installer won't allow it. [b]Know your product, don't buy a lemon! [/b] FYI, Manufacture drive specifications: [url]http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pna/product/detail/0,,2076_17573091_83265402,00.html[/url] [/QUOTE]
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