The Lite-On company's SHM-165P6SX External CD/DVD Combo Drive

Will this work with a Mac? Anyone know?
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Anyone know if this is a good drive? I want to use it on both my Apple and take it to a friends eMachine.
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Would i be able to use a external cd drive on my mac? also will it work if i boot up in windows xp would windows recognize it also thanks

JC519 wrote:
Would i be able to use a external cd drive on my mac? also will it work if i boot up in windows xp would windows recognize it also thanks
Yes, you can use an External CD drive on your Mac. Yes, Windows will also recognize the same external drive. I use an External FireWire DVD burner because it is faster than the iMac's internal slot load drive. You can also use the external CD/DVD drive to install Windows using Boot Camp, as noted in the Boot Camp Assistant instructions.

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I find Most Opticals to be far shorter lived than I would hope.
Does the FW port see other devices fine?
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