external firewire DVD burner

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sodamnregistered2 Mac Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Atlanta Status: Offline	Jan 18, 2004, 11:34 PM
	I just got a 15" Powerbook with a combo drive. Since I also just bought 2 Dell laptops with combo drives as well, I thought I'd try to save some money by making my own DVD burner. I have a very nice Sony Firewire case from an old CD-R I had. I took it apart and got the CD-R out of there. I assume I can just pop a DVD+/-R in there. I need to use DVD Studio Pro with my Powerbook. Will most DVD burners work? I see LG and Pioneer ones out there for decent prices, around $110. http://www.mwave.com/mwave/SpecA/AA22600.html http://www.mwave.com/mwave/SpecA/AA22880.html
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