[G4] Pioneer 109 Purchase advice needed

Richard Meyeroff rem at meyeroff-c-c.com
Sun Jun 19 08:37:54 PDT 2005


Steve

can this be used as the second DVD Superdrive wit no problem?  my 
second bay is empty and I would like to have a faster drive as wellas 
doing duplictiong DVD's   All legal.


>The DVR-109 is the correct model.  I have upgraded my G4 Quicksilver 
>several times.  The DVR-10x (x=3,5,7,8,9) series run fine in Macs. 
>I get my drives (hard drives, DVD drives, enclosures, etc.) from 
>newegg.com.  Very reliable, usually lowest, or near-lowest price.
>
>This morning, the price is US$49.99 with free shipping.  It's a deal!
>
>http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827129161
>
>--Steve
>
>At 7:28 AM -0400 6/19/05, Thomas J. Fobia wrote:
>    I have recently searched ebay for the Pioneer 109 drive that I 
>would like to upgrade into my 400MHZ G4. They have a lot listed as 
>new with ATAPI/E-IDE connections but none mention the Mac operating 
>systems (just PC OS's). Are these not the correct Pioneer 109's for 
>a Mac?  Most of these sellers are asking $17+ for S&H. Has anyone 
>out there in G4 land made this upgrade recently and could offer 
>their advice? I am not necessarily looking for the cheapest way to 
>go but rather the most effecient way with a good seller that will 
>listen if theres a problem.


-- 
Richard Meyeroff
Have a Happy & Enjoy


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