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DVD Drive and Enclosure - Opinions?
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Wyoming
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I'm looking at picking up the Pioneer DVR-107D and slapping it in the Macally PHC-500BC enclosure. I know the drive is a good bet, but is anyone familiar with this enclosure?
It appears to be fanless, which makes me a little nervous.
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Ontario, Canada
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It appears to be fanless, which makes me a little nervous.
It's aluminum, so there should be no need for a fan. The thing is a giant heatsink. I don't imagine you'll have problems.
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Madison, WI
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I was looking at that one, too, then went with OWC (on clearance). The MacAlly doesn't have a power switch, which is not a problem if you leave the drive running 24/7, but I like having the switch.
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Join Date: Jun 2003
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I'm looking for a good quality DVD/CD burner that I can use with my laptop to save the internal SuperDrive...
I'd like to have something portable enough to take it on the road with me on business travel -- bus-powered would be WONDERFUL (could use it on airplanes!) -- FW800 seems like the way to go...
It might also be nice if the drive could operate in a stand-alone copy mode and duplicate (non-copyrighted) CD-Rs and DVD-Rs at a decent clip... I expect that the stand-alone feature would conflict with the portable and bus-powered features -- but why not ask the experts?
Here's a drive that seems nice from a portable/sexy match for my PowerBook; however, it doesn't mention if it is bus-powered; it isn't FW800; and it doesn't have a stand-alone mode... Other than that? It does provide dual-layer and fast burn times...
http://www.meritline.com/firewire-13...vd-burner.html
Anyone out there is experience with this item?
Any opinions and leads to other good products that are available?
Thanks,
-- dgbatchelor --
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Wyoming
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Thanks for the input. I really like the look of the Macally, although it would be nice to have something to match my LaCie HD sitting here.
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