Cheapo External Writer
The other day, whilst packing for Somerset I discovered that my iMac’s Superdrive was about to give up the ghost just as it did previously.
So instead of purchasing AppleCare and going through the same rigmarole as last time I’ve bought an external affair. Who knew that already externalised dvd +- writers were so cheap? (can’t be bothered to work out how you do that plus/minus symbol) Just 30 quid for a LiteOn 20x affair.
Sure it’s not exactly a looker, just a black dvd writer in a black enclosure but stick it out of sight (I’ve stuck it on top of my equally unsightly amp) and all’s fine.
It’s refreshing also to have a burner that burners at least close to its advertised speed. The superdrive in my iMac, being a slimline affair is slower than a very slow thing (mollasis or something?), it’s supposed to be 8x but it only actually reaches 8x at the final few seconds. This new drive, with the same media blasted through a burn.
It seems quiet too. Woo. I knew I could trust LineOn, I had one of their drives on the last custom built PC I had a few years ago and it was solid as a rock.
