Dreamcast Development Boxes & GD-ROM Writer on E-bay

Post by **ImportBoy** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 10:18 am

Just thought I'd pass this along - http://cgi.ebay.com/Sega-Dreamcast-Deve ... dZViewItem

Someone selling off two development boxes and gd-rom writer. I was tempted but when I read

No cables. No Discs. No Paperwork or Manuals. All 3 units power up but I have no other way to test them. I was told that they all worked but cannot confirm it.

I didn't feel like taking a chance.

Post by **Pullmyfinger** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 12:30 pm

not for $650 I'm not

Post by **CantStrafeRight** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 1:55 pm

Are gd-writers any good now that there isnt any blank gd disks going around.

Post by **Pullmyfinger** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 3:02 pm

sometimes blanks show up on ebay for insane prices, but yeah, pretty much useless

Post by **ImportBoy** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 4:15 pm

There was a blank GD-ROM the other day up for $20 - I considered picking it up mainly for collection purposes.

Post by **extrarice** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 5:29 pm

Pullmyfinger wrote:sometimes blanks show up on ebay for insane prices, but yeah, pretty much useless

Sega has stopped producing GD-ROMs, so they are now a scarce commodity for homebrew and indie developers. The prices were bound to skyrocket.

Post by **marurun** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 10:32 pm

The GD-ROM writer might not be worth much, but the dev units themselves could be valuable and still usable. They might work OK with homebrew dev software.