external DVDRW for ibook - i am a mac noob

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wingk1314wingk1314
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in Current Mac Hardware edited January 2014
hi all again,

this time i'm wanting to buy one of those internal PC DVDRW drives and getting a external case for it and plugging into a 12'' ibook. I'm wondering, will work? like plug+play? or is internal PC DVDRW's not supported?



much appreciated! (again)

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    stealthriderstealthrider Posts: 126member
    Basically...there aren't any drivers you can install for it, so if it doesn't work you're SOL unless you hack OS X.



    That said, it'll will most likely work. Does anyone know if iDVD 5 works with external drives?
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    exhibit_13exhibit_13 Posts: 110member
    there are hacks for idvd in previous versions to run third-party hardware, but i dunno about v.5. it may be easier and cheaper just to buy an external drive. i like lacie, personally, and they're reasonable, but if you think you can forge ahead on your own, go ahead. i just wouldn't count on getting any support or anything like that if something doesn't work... but that kind of goes without saying
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