[MacDV] Re: Why Not Upgrade a 104 to a 105 SuperDrive? Media Money

[Thubten Kunga]

A wise move I believe. $7 is obscene. $1.70 is believable. Not a bad 
price at all. But you have a working DVR-104 inside your iMac and it is 
not worth the trouble you would have to go through to put in the 105. 
Congratulations on another wise choice Geno.

k

On Wednesday, January 15, 2003, at 03:41  AM, Geno Kearney wrote:

> I took the 105 back yesterday. The main reason is I found that 4x 
> DVD-Rs at
> dvd4less.com cost $7.00 each. Of course this morning I got spam from
> meritlain saying they have 4x for $1.70 each. Probably with a 12 
> million
> disc quantity.
>
> Geno
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Thubten Kunga" <Kunga at FutureMedia.org>
> To: "Macintosh Digital Video List" <MacDV at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
> Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 3:37 PM
> Subject: [MacDV] Why Not Upgrade a 104 to a 105 SuperDrive? Media Money
>
>
> Congratulations on a wise decision. But since you already have a 2x
> SuperDrive, you may want to take the 105 back. Here's why:
>
> On Monday, January 13, 2003, at 10:56  AM, Geno Kearney wrote:
>
>> Well I picked up a Cendyne (Pioneer) DVR-105 at Staples because they
>> had one
>> there. I've got 14 days to decide if I should try to get it in my G4
>> iMac
>> flat panel or take it back.
>>
>> I've seen the take-apart article at xlr8yourmac.com, and it doesn't
>> look
>> very challenging. Other than voiding my warranty, are there any
>> repercussions I'm not thinking about?
>>
>> I'm using 10.2.3 with an 800 mhz iMac. Will it be recognized
>> immediately?
>
> Yes. 10.2.3 supports the 105.
>>
>> Do I need to stop using the DVD-R's I'm using now and use only 4x
>> media?
>
> Not at all. 4x media is expensive. The 105 writes DVD-R media at 1x, 2x
> and 4x depending on the media. It also can write to DVD-RW media at 1x
> AND 2x. Your 104 only writes to DVD-RW at 1x and DVD-R at 1x and 2x.
>
> Keep using the slow stuff. But if you already have a SuperDrive iMac, I
> would take the 105 back and keep using the 104. Unless speedy recording
> is important to you, there's no good reason to graduate to the 105 from
> a 104.
>>
>> The box does not at all mention Mac compatability.Only Windoze. Should
>> that
>> worry me?
>
> No. That's just lazy marketing.
>>
>> This is not a have-to upgrade for me, but it would be nice to halve
>> the time
>> it takes to burn a DVD.
>
> Ok speed vs. price of media is your issue. If you have a high income
> and don't mind paying a premium price for 4x media, then go for it. But
> if you don't really want to spend a lot more for the faster media (I
> can't even find 4x media for sale yet), then take it back.
>
> 1x media is now at 57¢ each in 200 packs. TDK 2x media is over $2.75
> each in 200 packs.
>>
>> Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
>>
>> Geno