Thanks for the information, and I appreciate the time you took to test this. Time to move forward. Maybe I will "toast" you in a few weeks with what I decide to do. Again, many thanks. Dave Iverson > From: atoa at krak.net > Reply-To: "A place to discuss Apple's > Cube."<cube at listserver.themacintoshguy.com> > Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2004 11:59:20 -0400 (EDT) > To: "A place to discuss Apple's Cube." <cube at listserver.themacintoshguy.com> > Subject: Re: [Cube] Burners > > Well, I just tried it with my LaCie external Firewire burner, and it seems > to be working fine. > > But, the process will take well over an hour, including importing time. > With toast, it would take 2 or three minutes. > Perhaps iTunes has a way to copy without importing, which would reduce the > time required, but I didn't see it. And even the burning process itself is > much longer than with Toast. > > On Sun, 10 Oct 2004, David Iverson wrote: > >> An option I have considered, but still curious about the compatibility >> between an external burner and Itunes >> >> Dave Iverson >> >>> From: atoa at krak.net >>> Reply-To: "A place to discuss Apple's >>> Cube."<cube at listserver.themacintoshguy.com> >>> Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2004 11:00:15 -0400 (EDT) >>> To: "A place to discuss Apple's Cube." <cube at listserver.themacintoshguy.com> >>> Subject: Re: [Cube] Burners >>> >>> Why use iTunes? Get yourself Toast, and just copy. Any external burner >>> should work, though I'd use firewire over usb. >>> >>> On Sun, 10 Oct 2004, David Iverson wrote: >>> >>>> I tried sending this yesterday, and it got bounced indicating I was not >>>> worthy (a list member). One more time: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I have a 500 MHz Cube with a GeForce3, 1.5 MB RAM, 80 GB Drive, the stock >>>> CD-ROM/DVD-ROM, running whatever is the most current version of OS X. >>>> >>>> I would like to send a bunch of old CDs to I-Tunes and then burn CD(s) to >>>> put in the car. As you can see, I have modified the basic unit, but I >>>> really see no point in adding anything more to the interior of the Cube >>>> itself. It runs with a couple of extra fans above and below and performs >>>> ok, as is. >>>> >>>> I know there are a lot of external burners out there, do they play nice >>>> with >>>> I-Tunes, or are there problems with copy protection. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> >>>> Dave Iverson >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Cube mailing list >>>> Cube at listserver.themacintoshguy.com >>>> http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/cube >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Cube mailing list >>> Cube at listserver.themacintoshguy.com >>> http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/cube >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Cube mailing list >> Cube at listserver.themacintoshguy.com >> http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/cube >> > _______________________________________________ > Cube mailing list > Cube at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/cube