[Mac Write]

What is the speed of the SuperDrive? it doesn't say on Apple's site. Also can I use my plaintalk mic from my Beige G3? It would save me $70 from not having to buy a iMic.

[trion]

If I am not mistaken the superdrive on the current OS9 bootable G4s is back to 2x but not 100% sure. sorry.

[AssassyN]

Nope, the new G4's use a "4x" SuperDrive...straight from Apple's Site:

SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW); writes DVD-R discs at 4x speed, reads DVDs at 8x speed, writes CD-R discs at 16x speed, writes CD-RW discs at 8x speed, reads CDs at 32

And that mic you already have would probably work, regardless, your best option is to TRY it before you buy a new one.

[trion]

Interesting, looked at the specs for the superdrive here in Oz, for the G4 and it states 2x.

http://store.apple.com/133-622/WebOb...1.21.3.7.3.3.0

[dizziness]

Originally posted by Mac Write:
What is the speed of the SuperDrive? it doesn't say on Apple's site. Also can I use my plaintalk mic from my Beige G3? It would save me $70 from not having to buy a iMic.

The plaintalk mics didn't work with the G4's as they had no mic input only a line level input. An iMic is probably necessary.

Chris

[AssassyN]

Nah, it states 4x here:

http://www.apple.com/hardware/powermacg4/specs.html