External DVD for Imac

Hey quick question I say a Samsung Tru-Direct 20x External USB with lightscribe and all that for $59 at frys. Ok, that said, does the IMAC support all external DVD burners or what? and does imac support lightscribe? just curious

As long as the software in the DVD Players box supports Leopard then you should be fine. This isn't a matter of whether the Leopard supports Lightscibe it's a matter of does the manufacturer of the burner supply software that supports Leopard. I looked up this product on Samsung's web site, it appears they only support Windows on this product so I would strongly recommend against it and look for another Lightscribe drive that supports Leopard.
Lacie is the inventory of Lightscribe, I know they make at least one external drive that supports Tiger, you might want to contact them to see if it also works with Leopard, it should.

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