[rtdunham]

If the subject line's not clear, here's the question:

I like the integration of apps in iLife and I'll be burning dvds, but i don't think i need that as a mobile capability. I'd be more inclined to buy a faster internal (4x?) or external superdrive for my desktop Mac, and write my dvds from there, even if there's occasional tweaking on the PB. Question is, can i pay the $50 for the iLife pkg, and use all of its integrated features except the burning capability on the PB, and ALL of it on the desktop, with a non-Apple-factory-installed superdrive? This info seems crucial to the decision of including/not including a superdrive in the PB.

thanks
terry

[tooki]

Well, the new version of iDVD isn't out yet, but all versions so far support strictly internal drives.

iTunes supports external drives.

tooki

[icruise]

The critical factor is not "Apple or non-Apple" but rather "internal or external". You can easily get a non-Apple superdrive to work with iDVD from what I have heard, as long as it is installed internally in a desktop Mac. If you want to use iDVD on a powerbook in any way, you will need the internal drive in the powerbook.

[rtdunham]

check out the post in this thread on the mac os forum, says iDVD3 does support external drives. I guess we'll find out in a few days.
terryclick here to go to thread cited

[icruise]

I'll believe it when I see it.