[G4] Combo Drive for G4 400

[Wade Perry]

Carol,

I had an LG Combo 4480 (48x24x48 16x DVD-ROM) drive in my G4 Digital Audio.
Performance was wonderful. Completely supported in OS 10.2.8 (did not need
to add drivers), and Toast 5.2. I replaced it with a Pioneer 106D . My
daughter is using this drive in her B&W G3 running OS 10.2.8, again with no
issues.

The prices range from $50.00 usd to $100.00 usd. If you are going to spend
$100.00 dollars, you might as well go for the Pioneer 106. I paid $112 for
the 106. It was bulk pack, not retail pack ( I don't need the PC software
anyway) It is Dual format (DVD-R and DVD+R), and DVD+RW is cheaper to use
for back-up. You will lose a little bit of speed vs a 52X CDRW, but not
much. 

Here are a couple of links for the LG:

http://www.nextag.com/buyer/outpdir.jsp?nxtg=4a877f_06BE95AC20DEBB9A&doSearc
h=y&search=combo+drive+lg

http://www.a2zcomp.com/buy.asp?REF=12&SKU=GCC4521BB

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=27-128-114&depa=0

http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php/masterid=600239/search=lg%20c
ombo/ut=cfd5ab48616fef0a


Here is a link for the Pioneer:

http://www.nextag.com/serv/main/buyer/OutPDir.jsp?search=Pioneer+106D&x=71&y
=3

Check the xlr8yourmac.com drive database for any additional info.


Good Luck
-- 
Wade A. Perry

"snip"
> If I am going to replace the drive, I would like to replace it with a
> combo drive, one that could do everything my current drive does, plus
> burn CD-Rs.  In short I want it to be able to read DVD, DVD-R, DVD+R, CD
> and CD-R just like the present drive plus be able to burn CD-Rs.
> 
> I don't need to go to a superdrive.  I do not plan to burn DVDs with a
> 400 MHz processor.
> 
> Also, I want the drive to work with OS 9.2.2 and Roxio Toast 5.2.  I
> have checked http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/ and found that such drives did
> exist.  The problem is that I don't know which drives are still
> available and where to get them or if any currently available drives
> will work.