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PBZone.com Combo Drive Upgrades
After two false starts over the past two years, we've finally been able to import a batch of Matsushita UJDA710 "Combo" DVD/CDRW expansion bay drives. This drive will add CD burning to the DVD and CD playback functionality of your current drive--all in one unit! They are compatible with both Lombard and Pismo models of PowerBook, but the DVD playback functionality only works with the 400 MHz Lombard model with DVD decoding built-in.
Here are the specs of the drive:
- CDR write speed-8x
- CDRW write speed-4x
- DVD playback speed-8x
- CD playback speed-24x
Sustained Data Transfer Rate: DVD, 3357 - 8112 kB/s
DVD-Video, 2163 - 3245 kB/s
CD, 1552 - 3600 kB/s, mode 1
CD, 1769 - 4104 kB/s, mode 2Access Time:
Average random access, 120 ms (DVD), 110 ms (CD)
Average random seek, 115 ms DVD), 105 ms (CD)
Average full stroke, 181 ms (DVD), 170 ms (CD)
Spin up, 2.5 s (DVD), 2.0 s (CD)
Data buffer, 2 MB
Since we don't have a supply of the "caddy" that surrounds the expansion bay model, we'll offer two options: for $220, we'll send you the bare drive if you're comfortable putting your current caddy on the new drive. (detailed instructions can be found at Accelerate Your Mac! here, including a link to modified iTunes drivers, though we'll still include those on a CD).
Your other option is to let us do the switch for only $30 more. For $250, we'll replace your drive in the caddy with the UJDA710 and send the new drive and your old unit back to you.
The drive is bootable and will come with modified iTunes drivers for both Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X. We will guarantee it with a two year warranty. We should be able to transfer your drive's current bezel to the new unit, but in a small percentage of cases, this is not possible. We'll email you if this is the case and offer you some options to continue. The cost for each includes 2-Day shipment back to you.
To order, click the appropriate PayPal link below for the option you'd like and send a single payment of $220 or $250 to us. If you're mailing your drive in, box it and send it to the following address: address:
The PowerBook Zone
4520 S.Sherwood Forest Blvd. #104-274
Baton Rouge, LA 70816
We will strive to turn these units around same-day, and will turn all of them around in no more than 24 hours to minimize disruption to your workflow. If you have any other questions, please send a message to info@pbzone.com.
Bare Drive Only-$220
Mail In Exchange-$250
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