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    Mac compatiable 5.25" enclosure.

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by matt_h1, May 19, 2007.

  1. matt_h1

    matt_h1 Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    Hi, My sister has a Mac G5 and it is DVD-CD/RW only, She really wants a DVD burner but the mac ones are a bit out of her price range. I gave her a cheap enclosure from ebay with a old Lite-on DVD burner and it didnt work. Can anyone recomend a 5.25" enclosure that will work, And will any DVD burner work inside it or does it require a special combo. Please keep price in mind.
     
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  2. zadillo

    zadillo Notebook Virtuoso

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    A Power Mac G5 or an iMac G5? There are upgrade kits either way to upgrade the internal drive.

    http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/optical-drives/superdrives/

    Regarding enclosures for an existing burner, not sure about really cheap ones........ technically I think a USB 2.0 or Firewire enclosure should work
     
    zadillo, May 19, 2007
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