Internal combo drive broken

[Fahrvergnuugen]

My friend has a 733MHz Quicksilver G4 that has a broken internal combo drive. Does anyone know of a list of supported "combo" drives that could be used as a replacement? (and possibly where one might purchase such a drive)

[DeltaMac]

This SITE has lots of info about replacement drives of all kinds.

[naodx]

Yes, I second looking at www.xlr8yourmac.com. He has a database there that covers what anybody has tried to use in their mac.

I'm not sure what price range your friend is looking at for a replacement drive, but www.esbuy.com usually has the pioneer dvr-107's (8x dvd burner) for 109.49 (as of today).

That is a very good price on a drive that can burn both +/- dvd standards, cd's, and if he is running 10.3.3 it has native support for the drive. If he isn't running 10.3.3, lacie has a set of custom drivers that add support (look on versiontracker or lacie's website).

[cory1848]

go to www.pricewatch.com and look up that drive. Most companies have that drive for under $105 some with free shipping.
One question though...Why has this drive come down in price so quickly?

[bobw]

Pioneer is the drive Apple uses. If your friend is using OS 9 or older systems, get the Pioneer 105/A05. If using OS X, get the 106/A06, Panther 107/A07. These drives are completely compatible with all Apple iApps.

Check http://www.dealmac.com for prices;

http://dealmac.com/search.html?search=pioneer&x=11&y=10

storage: Pioneer DVR-107 IDE for $106 shipped
LiveWarehouse now offers the Pioneer DVR-107 8x DVD-RW/DVD+RW IDE drive with beige bezel for $105.99. That's $3 off our last mentio... (more)
Date: Apr 07, 2004

storage: Pioneer DVR-107 IDE Mac bundle for $151 shipped
ESBuy.com offers the Pioneer DVR-107 8x DVD-RW/DVD+RW IDE drive with Mac burning software (Roxio's Toast Lite and MCE's DVD Authoring Software) and one piece of 8x-rated media for $151, $3 off ... (more)
Date: Apr 05, 2004

[Fahrvergnuugen]

thanks for all of your help