[CUBE] Advice on finding and installing SuperDrive in Cube

[David Evan Isom]

The DVD-R mechanism in the 1 GHz PowerBook is made by 
Matsushita/Panasonic. The part number is allegedly Matshita DVD-R 
UJ-815. You can see a picture of the drive mechanism at 
<http://www.zdnet.co.jp/news/0210/03/nj00_pdvd.html>. This mechanism is 
actually DVD-Multi, meaning that it can write to DVD-RAM as well as 
DVD-R and DVD-RW media. From what I've heard, however, support for the 
mechanisms DVD-RAM and DVD-RW capability does not currently exist in OS 
9 or OS X.

On Friday, Dec 6, 2002, at 16:22 US/Pacific, Thubten Kunga wrote:

> Slot load SuperDrives are a new form factor that may have not reached 
> the OEM market yet. I don't know who makes them yet. Anyone else on 
> the list know the maker of the PowerBook slotload SuperDrives? Jenn's 
> got a great idea. Until her post, I hadn't even thought it could be 
> done. But now that she mentions it, why not? Just a matter of tracking 
> down a RAW source and finding it on PriceWatch.com. On the downside, 
> the ones used in the PowerBook are only 1x while the Pioneer DVR-105 
> tray loads are 4x. On the upside, 4x media is very expensive so far 
> while 1x media is dirt cheap. So it's a time/money tradeoff to burn 
> DVDs fast (costly) or slow (cheap). But getting a Slotload DVR inside 
> our Cubes would finally allow us access to iDVD 2.1. That would be 
> worth slow burns which are a lot faster than no burns. Of course we 
> also have to worry about a slotload SuperDrive having a slot that 
> matches the Cube's fixed slot position. Or we'll be running our Cube's 
> outside the box just like Jenn's thinking!
>
> Kunga
>
> On Friday, December 6, 2002, at 11:54  AM, jennsbl at mac.com wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Just joined the list and can't find the archive (the FAQ page doesn't 
>> seem to list a full
>> address for an archive) or I'd try to look this up first.
>>
>> If this has been discussed could someone please forward the thread to 
>> me regarding
>> finding a SuperDrive to purchase and then install in my beloved Cube. 
>> CD-RW is nice
>> but...
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Jenn
>
>
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