using dvd burner?

[carolinaz]

Hello all,

A total newbie here. I just wanted to know if I am able to burn dvds on my ibook g3. I have os 9 which I usually run and os x 10.0.4 (horrible). 640mb, 500mz. Also, how do I upgrade to a more recent version of os x? And which one is good for the price, (or possibly free)

Thanks for any help
Lost in the mac world

 

[VanMac]

You could get an external dvd burner from LaCie, or some other manufacturer.

 

[jholzner]

Hello all,

A total newbie here. I just wanted to know if I am able to burn dvds on my ibook g3. I have os 9 which I usually run and os x 10.0.4 (horrible). 640mb, 500mz. Also, how do I upgrade to a more recent version of os x? And which one is good for the price, (or possibly free)

Thanks for any help
Lost in the mac world

Well you can probably buy 10.3 or earlier on ebay. You'll probably need an external firewire dvd burner and buy Toast or Popcorn to burn dvds.

 

[carolinaz]

Thanks for your help. I'll see if I can get an updated version of os x.

 

[Kalinatek]

i just got a Plextor PX-716UF External dvd burner , its amazing has all the things u need and does everything (burns dual-layer dvds) , its also more quite than my internal iMac Superdrive!

 

[longwood]

how do you "manual" add the dvd drive if it isn't intially supported by the os? i thought i have seen a couple of posts on running a certain program that will allow you to add drives, etc. thanks.

edit: i think i may have found it; patchburn - does that sound right?

 

[moot]

Yes, that's right. Patchburn should work for you