[P1] CDRW on Clamshell

Dan Farley danfarley at mac.com
Tue Dec 16 18:42:29 PST 2003


> Paul Bernhardt <pbern10 at xmission.com> asks:
>> I have a friend with a Clamshell iBook, Tangerine. So, it does not have
>> Firewire. The question is: what is the best way to get a CDRW for him
>> to make audio CDs via iTunes on it? I suspect that installing an
>> internal drive CDRW that replaces the existing CDRom might be best. I
>> also suspect that a USB (1.0) connected CDRW would be a bad idea.
>> Comments, agreement with my assessment, other ideas?

I have used a usb cdrw drive on a clamshell before iTunes was all the rage
and it burned data files fine as long as you kept speed down to 2X. Anything
higher (the VST drive I had supported up to 4X) would burn coasters.

I think you're on the right track by going with an internal



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