External DVD/CD drives

Can anyone recommend a good companion for my S10-2 netbook? Thank you.

Hi and welcome... i prefer all slimline burner ... for example like this one Slimline Burner or this Slimline Lightscribe Burner
i made my own buy a slimline usb case for cd/dvd ... and insert a slimline DVD/CD burner from TSS ....
it works for all my computers since 1,5 years ...
sincerely KalvinKlein
Thinkies 2x X200s/X301 8GB 256GB SSD @ Win 7 64
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I have only used the SuperDrive in my eMac.
I think it has died and I am wondering about just buying an external drive to work with my 1 GB 800mhz eMac.
Here are my questions:
How is this to set up?
How much as an external DVD/CD drive?
Will it also play regular DVDs in addition to burning them?
Best,
Evan Jacobs
www.anhedeniafilms.com

Sir,
I did this firmware thing but I sadly don't recall what it is right now.
That didn't work.
Then I turned over my eMac opened up the back and pressed the PNU or PMI button.
That didn't work.
Then I cleaned the drive using my DVD/CD cleaner.
That worked.
The firmware thing and PNU/PMI thing are on thread in this section.
I would say start clicking around for topics similar to yours. I apologize that I don't have more of an exact offering of information.
Let me know if anything works...
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Im been interested in getting an external DVD-Reweriter drive for a while now and were wondering if anyone could list me some compatible ones and where i could get them from in the UK. Iv seen a few around but wasnt sure if they would be compatible, desperately need one for data back-up considering i only have a combo drive on my MacBook!
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This isn't an exhaustive list, but I have a Sony DRU-120A in a generic external Firewire enclosure made by ADS. There are newer faster burners out there, but this drive worked fine with my Macbook running OSX 10.4.10. I downloaded the Ubuntu Linux 7.10 live DVD ISO and used OSX's Disk Utility to burn the ISO to a DVD-R disc.
OSX did not support non-Apple drives for burning until 10.4. For the older OSX releases, a program like Roxio's Toast is needed to support non-Apple drives.
I like the idea of using an external burner. Discussion threads have posts with users having problems with superdrives not burning correctly after only a few months of operation.
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Hi Judy,
I find Optical Drives short lived, especially on Macs, but have you tried a CD Cleaner Disc?
One other fix in 10.4.x...
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Then move these files to the Desktop...
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/Users/YourUserName/Library/Preferences/com.apple.systempreferences.plist
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It does not matter what I plug in to the USB post, the results is the same ...
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External dvd/cd drive for my imac

hey,
hopefully someone will be able to help me out with this little problem. after like 2.5-3 years my imac's dvd/cd drive has stopped reading disks. i'll insert the disc and it'll act like it's trying to read it and then after about 30 seconds to a minute it'll spit the disc back out. i'm definitely out of warranty and wanted to know if anyone could recommend a new external dvd/cd drive(?) or burner(?) or whatever it is i actually need to be able to play, upload, and burn dvds and cds. i'd rather not have a new internal drive installed and i'd prefer to just buy an external.
sorry if i sound computer illiterate with this post but for the most part i really am. thanks again for anyone that can help me out.

Hello and welcome to discussions,
These drives seem to be well regarded by many here...
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firewire/optical-drives/
Should do what you want it to do and a wide choice of budgets to aim at!
Regards.
Ian.

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Hello,
I was wondering whether you all could point me in the right direction (via links or whatnot) to a good store that sells mac compatiable, external DVD drives? I am going to start backing up information to DVDs and having DVD Dual Layers (DL) compatiablity would help bring down the clutter and any home movies I decide to back-up.
Anyway, I don't mind buying an internal drive and putting it in an enclosure but I would like for it to have firewire support and mac compatiable(all the information about my computer is below, so I am not entirely sure whether or not that I need a "newer version" of Firewire - 1394?) and so far that has been a challenge to find.
Do you guys know where I can find stuff like this for less than $100 ? The cheaper, while being reliable, the better ($40-100 would be fine). Thanks for the help.

This process is not as complex as you are trying to make it seem. I appreciate the help but I am not willing to pay over $100 for an external dvd burner I know I could, as you put it, "hodgepodge together". All it takes is finding a compatible drive, which is most likely Panasonic (or even an incompatible drive, like Sony, because of the "patchs" available). Please tell me of brands that have compatible dvd drives (like Panasonic) or model numbers (with or without DL support because I will more than likely be able to find a drive among the "compatible vendors" that does support DL).
I will then find a retailer online by myself, or search on ebay for a good drive. Then I will find an inexpensive caddy (case) and it should cost less than $80.
I was hoping to find an inexpensive external dvd drive that was clunky and such but would still burn DLs and cost less than $50-70.
By the way, I have two drives, Hitachi 100 GB Travelstar and a Panasonic (Matshita) Superdrive with DL capabilities currently in my iBook G4 right now from doing this very method (although learning the "basics" to know what you are doing does take some medium effort). I then put my internal hard drive into an Oxford 911 Chipset caddy case and it works fine.
To sum it all up, I know it can be done. I only would like to know where to find a compatible vendor to give me the drive (external preferably, but internal if cheap) that will work with my iBook G4 with Mac 10.4.6 on it.
Please let me know if there is any other compatible drive that you know will work and are inexpensive (I could also put an internal dvd drive in an external caddy case).
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Need recommendation for external DVD burner drive!

I'm one of the officers for a film club at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Recently, I discovered that we had, in our offices, a fully-functional, if not somewhat dated, iMac G4. After getting the neccessary OS X upgrades (it's now running the latest version, 10.4.8), I need to upgrade the CD drive, which is currently just a CD burner drive. It can't even play DVDs, much less burn them, both things we need to have working if we want people in our organization to be able to use this computer.
Since I don't want to physically remove the drive and replace it with an internal DVD burner drive, I'd like a recommendation for a good external one. I noticed that there's only one option on the Apple Store, the LaCie d2 DVD+/-RW Drive, and that doesn't look like it's been getting very good reviews. Does anyone have any other options I could choose from?
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Good point Keith.
I have no experience of this model but this one from OWC (a company who get very good press on these boards) promises iDVD 5 and 6 support. It's somewhat cheaper than the Lacie in the Apple store but doesn't have Lightscribe.
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You can't boot the computer from a external DVD drive.
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Amazon has the following Memorex external burner with usb2 and firewire for a bit under $100:
Memorex 32023288 DVD Double-Layer Recorder 16x16 Dual Format External Drive
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007OWASE/
Reviewer: "yankee_doctor" on Amazon says --
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Problems with external dvd/cd drive

I have recently purchased an external dvd/cd burner to use with my G3 iMac and I cannot get it to work. Please can you let me know where I can download some software so that it works? Or shall I return it to the company and ask for my money back?
Thanks for your time.
Regards
Mary Ann

Your iMac has two FireWire ports--they are the ones on the right side "port panel" marked with this symbol:
!http://www.build-your-own-cheap-computer.com/images/firewire.jpg!
Your DVD drive, if FireWire equipped, should have a similar symbol. There are two kinds of FireWire connectors, 6- and 4-pin, that are illustrated in this Wikipedia article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE1394interface
If the drive really has FireWire, all you need is a cable. There are 6-to-6 pin and 6-to-4 pin cables. Your iMac needs the 6-pin connector. What cable you get depends on the DVD drive, so you might take it with you to make sure you get the right cable.
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External DVD/CD Drive?

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External DVD/cd drive for 2010 128G model

good morning
i am looking for a reliable external DVD/cd RW drive for my recently purchased 2010 MBAir 128G. I have read unfavorable reviews for Apples offering (about 50%) and would welcome any suggestions. Should I consider BluRay, or will that complicate matters?
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The v40z is an x86 platform,and thus has a BIOS controlling the boot order and boot devices. You'll have to attach a VGA display and keyboard, power on the system, then hit F2 or F10 to enter Setup (it should say what magic key it is at startup time, just after the SUN logo splash screen comes up).
Enter the BIOS, and go to the menu for boot devices, making sure you select CD-ROM as a boot device before your regular boot disks or network boot devices. Then Save and Exit, restart the system, and it should see and use the CD for the boot device.
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Compatible External DVD/CD Drives for use with MacBook Air

Hello all,
I'm after buying an external drive and was hoping we could put together a list of compatible drives as I've read on other forums that not all are compatible.
Please no links as they tend to expire but rather just list the make and model of the drives.
Thanks,
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Kappy wrote:
Apple sells an external USB optical drive specifically for use with the MBAs. That would be your best option. MBA SuperDrive.
Sorry, but that's not correct. I got the white version:
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