[MacInAwe]

I purchased an Iomega CD-RW 40x12x48x to use with my iMac SE DV 500. I wanted to use it to back up my HD before updating to 10.2. I currently don't have anything backed up, bad I know. I have OS9.2.2 installed now, which evidently isn't supported by this unit. I am going to return this one. My question is this, what would be your recommendation? I'm thinking that a firewire unit would be in the same price range, with better performance, would that be a better route? I've been lurking and gleaning what information I can here for a while and think this is one of the the best Mac boards around, I'd like to thank everyone for the help I've already received. Any further information in helping me make my choice is greatly appreciated, thanx.

[Deal]

http://www.apstech.com/

I buy most my CD-R (etc..) from here. Reliable, Mac compatable stuff. Not always the cheapest though. There are more important things than money

[jamerican]

I would recommend the LaCie CD-RW/R drive. I have had long experience with the LaCie products and have never had a problem with any of them. BTW I think LaCie also owns APS. Check Macmall for the newest LaCie CD-RW/R drive.

[Deal]

I'm not sure, but I think APS owns LaCie

Same drives, but the APS drives are less ugly. I quit buying LaCie stuff when they sent me the CD burner that looked like dark helmet from spaceballs.

[Crimson]

I would rather say steer clear from LaCie, their support sucks big time, and doesn't know a thing from their own devices... You didn't specify the model of the drive you had, is it USB 2.0? it should be able to work in iMac's USB too, but wont propably be supported by finder's burning features...You need toast to burn things up.

[MacInAwe]

Thanx for your reply Crimson,
I did return the iomega drive and I've not yet purchased another, still have OS update on hold until I do a back-up. Just got too many things going to get it done and done right. Any futher input anyone has will be appreciated.

[Liquidity X]

Wee own 2 QPS que! FireWire Burners, on for the 500mhz iMac and one on my DP G4, thats a 8x and the 24x versions. Bother work 100% all the time.

[GatoVolador]

My machine originally came with a DVD drive which was removed and replaced with a Philips CDRW 800 drive by the previous owner. Not only will iTunes not burn cds (MacOS X) but it won't even play audio cds. So its going gonig gone.

But that means looking for an internal IDE drive, and Apple doesn't specify compatible INTERnal drives on their website (under the iTunes section). I was wondering if such a list is compiled somewhere. Also, would anyone recommend just leaving the Philips drive and getting an external Firewire. What are the advantages of external/firewire vs. internal/ide? And what are the highest burn speeds that iTunes (or Toast for that matter) currently support? Is there cd media that can even handle 48x, 52x burns?

Any help is much appreciated!

[Crimson]

hmm, you could/should give some firewire drives a go...I have on my (older revision D) imac a HP 9100 as a slave to main HD, drawing power from LaCie box that was left when the USB-converter got wiped in firmware update...iomega's ZipCD was reliable when I had a chance to use one...

[tooki]

Originally posted by Deal:
I'm not sure, but I think APS owns LaCie

No, LaCie bought APS after the latter filed chapter 11 bankruptcy in Jan. 1998.

That's why all of APS's traditional enclosures disappeared and were replaced with the LaCie ones (some in the new LaCie style, some in the older, but still existent, d2 style [d2 was the French drive company that later became LaCie]).

As for the original question... almost any drive out there (including your Iomega) should be supported by Roxio Toast.

I've had no trouble with ClubMac drives, and I do like LaCie/APS as well. You can't go wrong with any of them.

tooki