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OWC MercuryPBG4-Ti SuperDrive DVD DL/CD kit for all PowerBook G4 'Titanium' 400/500/550/667MHz + Includes Dragonburn CD/DVD Authoring Software, EMC Backup, 10pcs DVD-R 8X Media. If your current drive is Read-Only, this is the Superdrive Kit you need! (OWCMPBTI4667SDK) Pending $139.99
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OWC MercuryPBG4-Ti SuperDrive
w/Dual-Layer for PowerBook G4 'Titanium' 15"
8X DVD Burn, 6X DL Burn, 5X DVD-Ram, 24X CD Burn

plus 10pcs 8X DVD-R Media, EMC Retrospect Backup, & NTI Dragonburn

Do you own a first (or second) generation Apple PowerBook G4 Titanium with an original CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive? Do you like to burn CDs and DVDs? Watch DVDs? We know you do! But, most of us "early adopters" and our original PowerBook G4 systems don't have that luxury unless we tote around bulky external drives. Until now, that is!

Upgrade for ANY PowerBook G4 15" 'Titanium' Model (400/500/550/667/867MHz &1GHz) that has a the CD+DVD-Rom Drive (Read only - no burning capability). This is the exact same type of SuperDrive that Apple uses! You can install it into your PowerBook yourself - this drive includes detailed step by step instructions for you to accomplish the task without having to pay a dealer to install it. If you would like professional installation, OWC offers that service (for more information, please contact us for details). However, if you can change the hard drive (which, Apple's manual already covers), you can do this too!


The OWC MercuryPBG4-Ti SuperDrive offers the best of all worlds when it comes to compatibility. The OWC MercuryPBG4-Ti SuperDrive features:

Read/Write Speeds
  • DVD-RAM (4.7GB) Write 5X / Read 5X
  • DVD-R (4.7GB) Write 8X / Read 8X
  • DVD-R DL (8.5GB) Write 6X / Read 8X
  • DVD-RW (4.7GB) Write 6X / Read 8X
  • DVD+R (4.7GB) Write 8X / Read 8X
  • DVD+R DL (8.5GB) Write 6X / Read 8X
  • DVD+RW (4.7GB) Write 8X / Read 8X
  • CD-R/RW Write 24X / Read 24X
  • DVD-ROM Read 8X
  • CD-ROM Read 24X

Compatibility

  • Mac OS X*
  • iDVD*
  • iTunes*
  • DiscBurn*
  • Apple DVD Player
  • Roxio Toast
  • EMC Retrospect
  • CharisMac Discribe

* Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later is highly recommended! Compatibility with older OS versions may be achieved using Christian Moeller's PatchBurn software - click here to view his website.

This Bundle Includes

NTI Dragonburn
EMC Retrospect Express
10 Pieces of 8X DVD-R Media in Mini-Jewel Cases.

 


Drive Mechanism Specifications

Data Capacity 4.7Gbytes / 8.5Gbytes(DL)
Interface ATAPI / Ultra DMA Mode4
Buffer Memory 2Mbytes
Error Rate Soft Read Error Less than 10-9
Hard Read Error Less than 10-12
Power Requirements (Voltage) DC +5V ±0.25V
Temperature
(Center of Top Cover)
Operating 5°C ~ 50°C
Non-Operating -30°C ~ 65°C
Relative Humidity Operating 5% ~ 90% (Non-condensing)
Non-Operating 5% ~ 95% (Non-condensing)
Mounting Orientation Horizontal or Vertical
Dimensions 128.0(W) × 12.7(H) × 129.0(D) mm
(Depth dimension includes Bezel)

This Optical Drive Upgrade is for the following PowerBook G4 "Titanium" Models:
PowerBook G4 - all models
PowerBook G4 (Gigabit Ethernet) - Only for models that originally had a NON BURNING OPTICAL DRIVE.
PowerBook G4 (DVI) - Only for models that originally had a NON BURNING OPTICAL DRIVE.
PowerBook G4 (1GHz/867MHz) - Only for models that originally had a NON BURNING OPTICAL DRIVE.

 

Installation Instructions
To view OWC's comprehensive instruction manual for the
MercuryPBG4-Ti SuperDrive, click to download a 300DPI, 8.82MB version, or a 72DPI, 739k version.
(Adobe Acrobat required)

 

 
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