I got tired of hemming and hawing and realized that the local Apple retail store carries LaCie stuff. So I went over there and got one. Unfortunately, I got there to find that it was the FireWire-only version, which means no PC software. At the same time, if the PC software that usually comes with these things is as limited as the Toast Lite that came with the one I got, then no big loss. I'll just use cdrtools or buy Nero.

I downloaded the Nero demo and it seems to work fine. Toast Lite crashes when I try to make a data CD, and I can't seem to make a multisession CD at all, so I ended up using cdrtools, which work except for I have to reboot after in order for MacOS X to recognize the drives properly again.

Of course, now eMusic is effectively gone, so the whole reason I bought it in the first place is gone. Oh, well. I've needed one for a while now, really.