LaCie quit making them ;-(. OWS has a firewire for about 150.
in looking around:
Samsung SE-S084D Turned out to be a "dumb luck " Solution. Got it at a local PC repair place and then also discovered it on Amazon [they have a newer one i think]. Works PCs as well. Mac Logo on the box.
My machine is 2010 and I burned less than 200 dvd's [disks from tv] I've only had one Apple componet fail on me since 1988 [hard dive for SE]. But the thought of having to give up the i5, have it opened and then hope for another 2 years...gives me pause.
The $60.00 Samsung gives me relief.
When plugged in to a dedicated USP port...I'm impressed with the speed.
Less than 20 min for the image and less than 20 for write-verify. Over 5 hrs of TV.
The 'Sam is good enough for now.