thanks everyone for your suggestions just got back from the store bought the cheapest external drive they had it is a LG GSA-5160D with firewire and usb 2.0 says it is mac compatible so wish me luck 16x super multi dvd/cd rewriter. reads and writes all formats +&- Richard On 27 Dec 2004, at 4:39 PM, Gary Lauterback wrote: > One of Apple's SuperDrives is the Pioneer AO3/103 through A07/107 > Recordable > DVD/CD Drives. In short, the smaller the number the slower it "burns." > There is an AO8/108, but I have not had success with this model in an > Apple. > The DVD part worked, but it would not recognize a regular CD. YMMV. > > Look online for the best prices. You'll also need a newer version of > Toast. > > Good Luck! > > Gary Richard Clark http://rec.homedns.org NPDS: http://mawgadogsnewt.homeip.net:8088 ichat:mawgadog33 Yahoo:Ozzy_Wells Skype:mawgadog icq:115390002