Purchase the least expensive mini DV camera you can get, doesn't look elegant but a dv mechanism is a dv mechanism and will be the least cost. For example, I use a Canon Elura60 to play tapes I recorded on the GL1. The Elura also handy as a backup or to use in conditions I don't want to expose the GL1 to, or I just want something small. >I am looking for a tape deck for a mini dv tapes. I want to be >able to transfer from the mini dv tapes to the computer without >using the camera. The camera is shared by other teachers so it is >much easier to be able transfer a mini dv by some other way. >thanks for any help >Susan >_______________________________________________ >MacDV mailing list >MacDV at listserver.themacintoshguy.com >http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/macdv > >Listmom is trying to clean out his closets! Vintage Mac and random stuff: > http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984