The choice of slot loading drives

[François Menu]

If you go to the spec page of the PowerBooks 
(http://www.apple.com/powerbook/specs.html) you can see that the speed 
of the drives are different depending on the model of the PowerBook:

Combo drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW); reads DVDs at 8x speed; writes CD-R discs 
at 24x speed; writes CD-RW discs at 10x speed; reads CDs at 24x speed 
(12-inch model)

Optional SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW); writes DVD-R discs at 1x speed; 
reads DVDs at 8x speed; writes CD-R discs at 8x speed; writes CD-RW 
discs at 4x speed; reads CDs at 24x speed (12-inch model)

Combo drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW); reads DVDs at 8x speed; writes CD-R and 
CD-RW discs at 8x speed; reads CDs at 24x speed (15-inch models)

SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW); writes DVD-R discs at 1x speed; reads DVDs at 
6x speed; writes CD-R discs at 8x speed; writes CD-RW discs at 4x 
speed; reads CDs at 24x speed (15-inch models)

SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW); Writes DVD-R discs at 2x speed; reads DVDs  
at 6x speed; writes CD-R discs at 8x speed; writes CD-RW discs at 4x 
speed; reads CDs at 24x speed (17-inch model)

There are 2 different models of combo drive: 8/8/8/24 & 8/24/10/24 (the 
newer one, in the 12" PowerBook)
And 3 different models of SuperDrive: 1/6/8/4/24; 1/8/8/4/24 & 
2/6/8/4/24 !!!

I would prefer a combo drive writing CD-R at 24x speed, rather than a 
SuperDrive.

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François Menu
frmen at wanadoo.fr