[CUBE] Slot Load DVD-RW Drives From MCE

[Thubten Kunga]

I think the sweet spot would be $299 or less before a large number of 
Cube owners will pull the trigger. That would be the price I would 
begin to consider it as an alternative to the outside/inside hack I'm 
going to use with the $170 DVR-105.

k

On Sunday, January 19, 2003, at 03:11  PM, Bill Fox wrote:

> Let's try to remember that the $499 price that a couple of people have 
> objected to is for the drive, installation in a TiBook and return 
> shipping plus it's currently the only source. If someone sells one for 
> self installation in the Cube or iMac or TiBook, it's likely to be 
> less by at least $125. It wasn't so long ago that any DVD burner cost 
> nearly $1000 so Jesse's strategy of waiting patiently for his personal 
> price point pays off.
>
> Bill
>
> On Sunday, January 19, 2003, at 12:01 PM, mentholiptus wrote:
>
>> I don't agree. Taking a (insert product here) that fits in laptops, 
>> desktops, and cubes and adding a sheet of metal to it so it can be 
>> mounted inside a cube isn't going to put a manufacturer out any more 
>> than $2. Funny though, that $2 difference seems to jack the price by 
>> $200-$400.