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Cucucachoo
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Oct 11, 2006, 03:32 PM
 
Here is the question. Can i swap my combo drive in my g4 iBook with a SuperDrive in a G5 iMac? The labor part is not a problem i have been in both many times. But i cannot remember if they drives are the same footprint.

Could someone please answer this for me?

Thanks in advance!
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Oct 13, 2006, 04:31 PM
 
Yeah since they're both slot load, laptop drives, it should fit, and should work. Never tried myself though.
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