On 30-Aug-05, at 11:02 AM, Leith Peterson wrote: > ..... I'm still digesting the technical info, but, to cut to the > chase, do I really need this to just do simple data burns? No, not with O/S X > And thanks, Eric and Tee, re that I should get a Firewire case for > the LG GSA 4163B internal. Cutting Edge said they will do trade-ins, > but 20% will be taken off. Does that mean that you have already bought the USB one? > Do you think I should just go for the slightly more expensive LG GSA > 5163D external? And would I need Patchburn just to do data burns with > this model? > > Pls let me know. Thanks. > > Leith The advantage of the Firewire/USB case is that it is "Hot Swapable", which in simpler terms means that you can swap the internal drives; ie: drop min a large hard drive; as well as unplug the case when the computer is running; just drop the drive in the Trash & turn it back on, or plug it in again and it will show up on the desktop. HTH. TTFN, TeeC _________________________________________________ For information concerning the MUGLO List just click on http://muglo.on.ca/Pages/joinus.html Our Archives can be viewed at //www.freelists.org/archives/muglo Don't forget to periodically check our web site at: http://muglo.on.ca/