[G4] Re: HP DVD Writer 630i

[Mel Krewall]

I think Best Buy carries the Pioneer DVR-108. That is what I have in my 
Quicksilver G4 and with PatchBurn III installed it works great. 
Exchange the HP for the Pioneer and all should be good.

"It is almost impossible to remember how tragic a place the world is 
when one is playing golf."
~ Robert Lynd

On Feb 28, 2005, at 7:54 PM, Richard M. Kriss wrote:

> I checked with www.xlr8yourmac.com there is nothing in the database on 
> the
> HP dvd630.  Called HP they said there drives work the XP with its 
> latest
> patches. The person I talked doubted if it would work with Mac. Called 
> Best
> Buy and they sell nothing that will work with a  Mac and they offered a
> store credit. I don't want a store credit...... I want  a DVD burner 
> that
> can be installed in an external firewire enclosure.  Sounds like I am 
> SOL.
>
> Dick
>
>> Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2005 13:02:52 -0600
>> From: Mel Krewall <mkrewall at mac.com>
>> Subject: Re: [G4] HP DVD Writer 630i
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>> Check the Drive Compatibility Database at www.xlr8yourmac.com. They
>> have reports on all sorts of different DVD and CD drives. The reports
>> will also generally tell you what you have to do to get the most
>> functionality out of your drive. Pioneer and Sony drives tend to be 
>> the
>> most compatible with Macs, since Apple uses them.
>> Mel
>>
>> "May thy ball lie in green pastures - and not in still waters."
>> ~Author Unknown
>>
>> On Feb 26, 2005, at 10:49 AM, Richard M. Kriss wrote:
>>
>>> The reason I posted the question is I can take it back to Best Buy as
>>> long
>>> as I don't break the HP factory seal.
>>>
>>> Anyone know if an HP will work?
>>>
>>>>> Do you have the HP DVD Writer? Just want to know if it will work
>>>>> with a Mac.
>>>>
>>>> No.  Sorry.  I have stuck to the Pioneer DVR-10x series.  They work
>>>> with a Mac
>>>> for sure.  --Steve
>>>
>
>
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