Another iMac G5 question

MoBo · 31 Dec 2010 at 00:26

Hi all

Its my wife's iMac that I never use, and having spend the last 2 days trying to get around OS X I've decided that i really dont like it.

The dvd superdrive is very temperamental, some times read sometimes not.

Can we (i.e me) get an external drive and just use that to install / burn discs as I really dont like the idea of opening it up.

Cheers & Happy New Year.

d_brennen · 31 Dec 2010 at 00:29

I've got a Samsung SE-S084C slimline external DVDRW, It explicitly says it is Mac compatible on the box. Never tried it though

MoBo · 31 Dec 2010 at 00:36

I'll keep you in mind, I just need to know for now if I can use an external dvd drive instead of the superdrive.

MoBo · 31 Dec 2010 at 17:58

Ops forgot, ignore

d_brennen · 31 Dec 2010 at 18:08

Pretty sure sales talk is forbidden outside of the members market. Mail me in trust, I could sort out a thread for it in the for sale section, though I'm away from home til Monday

MoBo · 6 Jan 2011 at 12:27

Hi all

I've open her up and it wasn't that difficult at all.

Ive found out that it is a Pioneer DVR-K04PB.

What i'd like to know is, should I replace like for like or get something that is newer, as its a bit long in the tooth & I might be able to get something cheaper.

Thanks