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hard drive question

Nov 22, 2007 1:04AM PST

I have a ibookG4 and i'm all out of space on it...my ibook is also not capable of burning dvds...only cds...i want to purchase an external hard drive so that i can store pics, documents, music, and video on it but i'm wondering if anyone knows of an external hard drive that will store AND burn dvds...i've created some videos on imovie HD and i want to be able to burn them on to something at least! the video is over 1GB so i can't even burn it on a cd!! if anyone knows of an external hard drive that also burns dvd's and works well please let me know!!!! i'm not real picky...i just need something sturdy that will get the job done (even if it's not super fast, that's ok) THANKS!!!

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"store"???
Nov 22, 2007 1:23AM PST

Hard disks are poor storage devices and as you see in our forums the pleas never end about how to get files back.

As to your selected device quest I'm going to write "Something I would never buy" since such a device will be less than a commodity with premium pricing. I'd expect to pay 10X for such.

As to "sturdy" that's a fine question. Hard disks have well defined life spans (but will still surprise owners when they fail) and CD/DVD recorders are so cheap today that I expect to replace the drive every 2 or so years. There are no units that last for 10 years it seems for the simple reason there are no millions to buy it since it will cost more.

Bob

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So you know they're out there.
Nov 22, 2007 5:39AM PST
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What you need, maybe
Nov 22, 2007 5:03AM PST

1. An external Firewire hard drive with a reasonably large capacity. Such devices are available on the Internet. Check out macsales.com to begin with. you are looking for an external Firewire Hard drive.

2. You need an external Firewire DVD.CD burner. Again, check out Macsales.com.

There is no device, currently on the market, that is an HD and DVD/CD burner.

You need two separate devices.

P