Any external DVD Burners out there for Dual G4 450?

Hey, I have a Dual G4 450 Gigabit Ethernet with 10.2.8 w/ firewire 1 and a meh USB2.0 from CompUSA. I've checked a couple of places for an external DVD burner but most are listing a 500mhz as a requirement. The OWC drive they're selling isn't listing a speed as a requirement, so I'm worried about ordering their drive. Does anyone have their drive and would know if it works with my speed, and is there still a drive out there that can work with my computer? Thanks for your answers.

Went ahead with another burner.

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Reading from news:macromedia.dreamweaver,
"rams30" <[email protected]> posted:
> Might as well ask this here.
>
> Must be loads of people trying to make a living out of
this, in
> your opnion is there work out there for a freelance web
designer
> just now?
>
> Word of mouth mainly?
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