Combo drive vs Superdrive?

[eek]

I'm about to get a new Powerbook.

Is Superdrive worth the extra 300 bux?

I don't really even understand the diff.

Cheers, Dears.

[TommyO]

1. Combo vs Super

A combo can write CDs, read CDs and DVDs. A super can read and write both.

[eek]

3. so with a super, I could also make dupes of DVD's?

legal only, of course.
like if we had a rough cut of a video from work, say, and neededd to make extra approval copies. That'd be Super?

Or if someone unscrupulous wanted to dupe movies or TV shows, they'd need Super for that?


Thnx!!

[emulatorloo]

4. Use iDVD to author your DVD approval copies -- part of iLife, link here

iLife is like 80.00

http://www.apple.com/ilife/idvd/

[emulatorloo]

2. You can burn a 700mb CDROM w a CD drive or a 5 gigabyte DVD w superdrive

depends on how much data you need to back up.

And if you are into home video, have a video camera w firewire, and want to make video DVDs w iDVD for your family and friends for them to play on their home theatre DVD players, then you will definately want the superdrive

[rocktivity]

5. What would I need to convert VHS to DVD?

I imagine it would involve some special software, but would I have to do it through a camera use my VCR?

Also, I have a super drive, but I can't install iLife because it doesn't seem to be able to read the CD. In fact, I had to trade in my DVD of Panther for the CD version. Do I need additional software for that, too?

:headbang:
rocknation

[emulatorloo]

6. Macworld article: from VHS to DVD - link here:

Connect VHS to Firewire Camcorder, Camcorder to Mac, record in iMovie. If you don't have a firewire camcorder (sounds like you do) then there are converter boxes you can buy. Here is an article about doing what you want to do:

http://www.macworld.com/2004/05/features/fromvhstodvd/index.php

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From VHS to DVD

Give New Life to Old Movies
By Jim Held

Somewhere in your house is a drawer full of videotapes -- aging home movies shot with a big, bulky camcorder that may not even work anymore. You haven't watched these movies in years, but all this talk about the digital hub and iLife has got you thinking, "Why not transfer those old videos to the Mac and burn them to DVDs?"

Good thinking. Videotapes deteriorate over time. Heat, humidity, and improper storage take their toll on tapes, decaying the magnetic particles that represent your child's first steps. By digitizing that old footage now, you can effectively stop the deterioration in its tracks.

Better still, if you own Apple's iLife suite and a SuperDrive-equipped Mac, you can use iMovie and iDVD to enhance and share your footage for all to enjoy. You can cut the scenes that seemed important then but are snooze-inducing now, add music and narration, create chapter markers to allow fast access to important scenes, and then burn it all to multiple DVDs, so that everyone in the family can have a copy.

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[rocktivity]

7. Thanks a bunch!!!

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rocknation