>Nor is the iDVD part of the iLife package due to it wanting an internal burner. Doesn't >Apple have other more flexible authoring software available? Have you checked out this "situation"? There MAY be a way to get iDVD to burn to an External drive. (Preliminary tests good for me.) http://forum.firmware-flash.com/viewtopic.php?t=23370 Go down the page and click the Download for: HPfurz.sit.hqx and follow instructions.