[CUBE] Reasonable replacement of cube CDR needed

[mentholiptus]

On Sunday, August 10, 2003, at 05:40  PM, Scott Foster wrote:

> My original CDR died and I ordered what I was told would be the 
> correct replacement on line for $45. When received, the new CDR was 
> found to NOT have a "slave/master" switch. I installed it and upon 
> startup, I got the blinking "question mark" (OSX 10.2.6). I swapped 
> the circuit boards and that did not work either. SO, I am looking for 
> an inexpensive replacement. My local Apple dealer wants $350 to do the 
> replacement and this seems far too expensive. Any thoughts?

http://eshop.macsales.com/Catalog_Item.cfm?ID=5870&Item=OWCMCC88248

Looks like this 8x CD-R and DVD-ROM combo drive is $199, and might 
offer an $85 rebate on your old drive.

Maybe it's cheaper somewhere else, but OWC does good business, so I'd 
order from them regardless.



jesse





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