 Superdrive Upgrade, 119 USD |
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 Nov 11 2006, 10:29 AM
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http://store.fastmac.com/product_info.php?products_id=274
Came across this. It is a steal if you need an in-built Superdrive for your older portables i.e. The TiPBs (esp. the first Gen). For convenience, I've copied the compatibility list: PowerBook G4 Titanium (all models) PowerBook G4 Aluminum (all models and screen sizes) iBook G4 (all models and screen sizes) PowerBook G3 Pismo and Lombard Mac Mini Intel iMac G5 iMac Intel iMac G3 Slot-Loading (all models) PowerMac G4 Cube |
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Nov 13 2006, 11:06 AM
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 Green Apple Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 29-September 06 From: La Garenne-Colombes (France) Member No.: 133 |
No Macbook Pro .. :'( !
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Nov 13 2006, 01:24 PM
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haha. i don't the the macbook pro needs this "upgrade"
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Nov 14 2006, 01:54 AM
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 superfunk 8-track Group: Editors Posts: 38 Joined: 3-July 06 From: 東京 Member No.: 10 |
QUOTE (cheerful @ Nov 13 2006, 09:24 PM)  haha. i don't the the macbook pro needs this "upgrade" They might if you consider that the stock drives cannot be unlocked and made "region free" for DVD playing. I know I'd like to have one in my MacBook. |
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Nov 14 2006, 08:34 AM
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very good point. but i'm pretty sure those stock drives can be easily "region-ed free", even if the mac side can't do it easily, one can boot into Windoze ... to do so.
however, i do wish to have one of those drives for the use of DVD-RAM. |
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Nov 15 2006, 03:30 AM
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superfunk 8-track Group: Editors Posts: 38 Joined: 3-July 06 From: 東京 Member No.: 10 |
QUOTE (cheerful @ Nov 14 2006, 04:34 PM) very good point. but i'm pretty sure those stock drives can be easily "region-ed free", even if the mac side can't do it easily, one can boot into Windoze ... to do so. No, they cannot. Be it in Windows or Mac OS X. Recent portable machines from Apple use Matsushita (Panasonic) drives, which have nasty encrypted firmwares and validation procedures which make them literally "un-flashable". case in point : http://forum.rpc1.org/viewtopic.php?p=187034#187034 The only recourse to having a region-free drive in a MacBook (Pro) or recent Powerbook is to physically replace the drive with one that can be flashed. |
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Nov 15 2006, 03:52 AM
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that is so carp. btw, the kind soul who used to worked on those firmware update has been recuited by Apple, was he not? i kinda recall reading that somewhere on rpc site back then. haven't really been following rpc since the times of Luxor Jr (iMac SD, flashed it then and worked really nice)
maybe those nasty encrypted firmware and validation may take some time to crack ... some bright sprark will bring us joy once more. let's wish, hope, pray and probably curse as well ... |
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