Burning 30 cds a day

I am starting an indie record label and I have had to burn a lot of cdrs. As much as 30 a day right now. I am using my powerbooks built in cd burner to do this. I do not burn the same ammount of cds every day, I burn a lot, but I rarely go over 30. At the same time I am using an external apple display and the laptop gets very hot. My question is if the built in cd burner can withstand that much usage. I am a student and I dont want to have to pay for a cd burner unless I know that the computor's will break if I use it too much. Thanks,
Finley

I would definitely not use the built in drive for such things. Laptop burners are built quite differently than most standard burners, making them compact and not so power-hungry usually means they tend to go out quicker than a normal burner...
With that much use I wouldn't expect the drive to last, and considering the price difference between the price to replace the internal burner VS. the cost of a simple external drive, I would defiantly go for the second option...You can easily find good FW/USB burners for between $50-$60, If you can do the replacement install on the internal yourself, you looking at a bare minimum of $150 (ifixit dot com) and if done through apple, allot more...I myself am a student, I can definitely understand the $ situation that usually involves but for this kind of thing, personally I would make some rice/beans meals for a couple weeks and save up for the burner.
One thing to add that some may argue over, but as someone who is going to school to learn about digital audio/music, from my experience you can get a (very minimal but noticeable on the right sound systems) advantage to using something like a plextor burner for your audio cd's when burned at slower rates. They constantly out perform other drives when it comes to jitter and other potential issues, and have a good reputation for reliability.
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