09-26-2008, 04:10 PM
I got that same drive at MicroCenter about 6 months ago for $29.95. I also got a spool of DL - RWs and LightScribe discs too for a bargain. 25 DL-RWs for $14.99.
I think it is great.
Even the Pismo can burn at full speed on that -- MenuMeters shows it hardly using any CPU power at all
via the Finder, and about 40% via Toast. On a G3/400. I can burn to 3 different externals without a sweat on the MacBook, plus the internal. It's pretty amazing, actually, when you consider that other people get those dupe boxes. And when I've done it, it's for archiving, so all the discs are DIFFERENT.
I think it is great.
Even the Pismo can burn at full speed on that -- MenuMeters shows it hardly using any CPU power at all
via the Finder, and about 40% via Toast. On a G3/400. I can burn to 3 different externals without a sweat on the MacBook, plus the internal. It's pretty amazing, actually, when you consider that other people get those dupe boxes. And when I've done it, it's for archiving, so all the discs are DIFFERENT.