Mac OS 9 Lives
Mac OS 9 Discussion => Hardware => Storage => Topic started by: MacGuy on February 14, 2015, 10:09:46 AM
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My external burner is slowly burning out and we need a replacement. The unit i have now is a DVD+-/RW + DVD-RAM LG brand burner and have been very pleased with it especially the ability to burn/use DVD-RAM disks since those disks are like having an external hard drive. The unit is USB and FireWired.
Any Recommendations for a external ( USB and or FireWire connection ) DVD+/-RW Drive Burner and possibly DVD-RAM.
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most LG burners will support non-cartridge DVD-RAM.
i think u would have a hard time finding a sata to firewire cd enclosure
u might as well search for firewire dvd burner on ebay
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yep, in fact new external firewired burners are hard to find and from my experience of getting "burned" on a so called eBay/amazoon deal on a piece of midi gear, well i am going to leave it at that...
would like to have recommendation from the members here that own/use external USB burners with their power macs
still have the enclosure for the somewhat dead burner ( many of the burns fail or simply stop burning and i use top of the line disks that have always worked ) it may be burner or the power supply
in my experience of trying to fix these types of hardware problems is to simply throw away the unit and buy new because the replacement parts ( more then often already used/refurbished ) cost more then a brand new unit that comes with a warranty
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dont even try to get a usb burner for mac os 9.
it doesnt have usb2.0 and usb is useless for anything but mouse + keyboard
u *NEED* a firewire burner
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/MRSFW8U3OB/
heres one that does it all.. usb fw400 + fw800
!!
(http://eshop.macsales.com/imgs/ndesc/OWC/OWCMRSFW8U2/OWCMRSFW8U2_gall2.jpg)
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:(
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heres another
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/MRSFW8U3RF/
slightly cheaper
keep in mind thats 58$ for the enclosure u would still need to buy a sata dvd drive
but they are dirt cheap at any computer store tehse days
its only 19.99 at my store
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(http://eshop.macsales.com/imgs/ndesc/OWC/OWCMRSFW8U2/OWCMRSFW8U3_gall3.jpg)
pretty good deal
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dont even try to get a usb burner for mac os 9.
it doesnt have usb2.0 and usb is useless for anything but mouse + keyboard
u *NEED* a firewire burner
:o
there is usb plus a firewire card installed in my 8500 and usb sticks/drives and firewire drives work in OS 9.1
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they only work in 1.1 base level and not USB2.0 I know where of I speak.
I advise a firewire interface. look at this model in particular.
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/MRSFW8U3RF/
I use a very similar model to this myself for PPC and intel machines, even in OS9 via firewire. this is a universal caddy. I'd then grab hold of an apple 5.25" IDE superdrive and mount it in there.
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I advise a firewire interface. look at this model in particular.
thats what he got. he is looking for a burner. :)
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macguy if u try to burn a cd using usb 1.1 that would probably take a full day to burn
dont even try it
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some other options:
http://www.amazon.com/Memorex-32023288-Double-Layer-Recorder-External/dp/B0007OWASE/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1424425725&sr=8-9&keywords=firewire+dvd
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LaCie-LightScribe-WriteMaster-DVD-CD-Writer-ReWriter-w-Power-Cord-and-Firewire-/221691237586?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item339dd3d4d2
SONY DRX-510UL
http://www.ebay.com/itm/SONY-DRX-510UL-DVD-RW-R-REWRITEABLE-EXTERNAL-DRIVE-FIREWIRE-USB-2-0-/191422054358?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c91a4bfd6
Sony DRX-830UL-T
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sony-DRX-830UL-T-18x-DVD-RW-R-DL-DVD-RAM-USB-iLINK-FireWire-External-Drive-New-/331322970146?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d24635022
Plextor PX-712UF
http://www.ebay.com/itm/PLEXTOR-External-USB-FireWire-Drive-DVD-R-RW-CD-R-RW-Mdoel-PX-712UF-/111590610170?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19fb5194fa
PLEXTOR PX-716UF
http://www.ebay.com/itm/PLEXTOR-PX-716UF-DVD-R-RW-CD-R-RW-EXTERNAL-USB-Firewire-OPEN-BOX-/321635701097?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item4ae2fb5169
Plextor PX-810UF
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Plextor-PX-810UF-DVD-R-RW-Firewire-USB-External-Drive-/370984091167?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item56605ffe1f
Hp DVD200E
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hp-DVD-Writer-Model-DVD200E-with-USB-Firewire-Cables-/231480717915?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35e553725b
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there is usb plus a firewire card installed in my 8500 and usb sticks/drives and firewire drives work in OS 9.1
yes but the speed of the usb under mac os 9 will be only version 1.1 usb which is appropriate only for keyboards + mice + ohter such low speed peripherals...
as u know there are some usb 1.1 audio interfaces that work with mac os 9.. such as the original mbox
but for harddrives + burning.. this will be incredibly slow + not reccommended
u need a drive or drive enclosure that has firewire