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eMac Gets SuperDrive

Posted by pudge on from the it-is-nice-to-see-1.44MB-floppies-still-getting-some-use dept.

unspec writes "For those looking for cheap Macintosh DVD authoring, Zettabyte Solutions have a press release describing the SuperDrive-equipped eMac they will soon be offering." I imagine it wouldn't be too hard to convert your own eMac to a "SuperDrive," but I don't really know.

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  1. One problem with the SuperDrive by billcopc · · Score: 2, Interesting

    For those just tuning in, the SuperDrive is just a Pioneer DVR-104 burner thrown into a Mac. You can buy the same drive and install it in a PC just like you would any other burner. The problem is that Pioneer has been having trouble keeping a steady supply of them.

    I bought such a drive last december, and it died on me 3 weeks later. The drive was out-of-stock and the store was forced to refund my fat wad of cash. They just started receiving new units two weeks ago. I don't know how Apple has been dealing with this pathetic shortage, but it sure was a pain in the ass. Today I don't even want to buy that burner, because I am afraid it might again disappear from the shelves within weeks. Now I'm not saying this is a bad drive, I just landed on a lemon (probably damaged in shipping). The bitch is that had my original drive been replaced in timely fashion, I would have had 8 months to capitalize on it (home video conversions and corporate DVD promo mastering - big $$$ =) I really looked like a fool when I was forced to drop a handful of contracts thanks to my invisible DVD burner. And yet there was nothing to be done, Pioneer was silent; "Just wait a little longer" they said.

    Anyone can understand the value of getting a 1000$ toy before everyone else. At first it was scanners, and people would pay 5$ a pop to scan photos to floppy. Then cd burners came around and people were paying 30$/disc to backup their hard drive. And not so long ago, DVD burners. Now they've dropped prices about 40%, making them so much more accessible to the unwashed masses. Of course there is still a place in the local market for my skills and experience, but I won't be able to charge nearly as much now that just about anyone can get a burner and "EZ-DVD-Creator for dummies" software.

    Oh well, thanks Pioneer.

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    -Billco, Fnarg.com