IDVD/Macbook/external DVD Burner

Hi All,
There are several threads already relating to this subject. I have read them, but am having a little trouble fathoming a straight answer to my query.
I have a Macbook - 2GHz Intel Core Duo - 1GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM with Leopard operating system and iLife 08.
I don't have a DVD burner as part of the laptop and want to use an exteranal burner in conjunction with iDVD. Is this possible?
Some threads are of the opinion that you can't use an external drive with iDVD, some say there are ways round it. Please could someone say which is true?
If it is possible to do so, i'm guessing from other threads on here that Lacie is the way forward. I'm not in a position to build an external DVD writer - I can't even build LEGO!
All help is appreciated
Kind Regards

I know in that past that iDVD would only work with an Apple supplied "superdrive", but I am pretty sure that's not the case anymore. Even if it is, you can create a disk image with iDVD and then use the Disk Utility to burn it to another drive> Which, by the way, is a better way of creating DVDs.
As far as burners go, I believe there are 3 main suppliers: Pioneer, Sony, & Samsung. LaCie doesn't actually make the drive, they just put it in their case- which would be the same thing most any other vendor would do. As example:
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/MRBFWU2D115/
Pioneer drive, in their case. I don't mind LaCie optical drives (I don't like their hard drives) but you can generally find an external burner for less and as long as you know the drive component, you should be OK.
Mike

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