Is Itunes OK to rip CD's to AIFF?

Another few questions, Steve, after I looked at your link: http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=17274. 1) Is there any way to get the Teac CD-224E in an external holder and plug it in via USB to any computer? 2) Any idea if the CD-224's listed for specific laptops like Dell work in other laptops? I have some late model IBM/Lenovo's? Ie, Do you know if the size of the drive frame and the connections are standard? Thanks again.

Lawrence wrote:
"1) Is there any way to get the Teac CD-224E in an external holder and plug it in via USB to any computer?"

This is what I have, an external USB drive.

"2) Any idea if the CD-224's listed for specific laptops like Dell work in other laptops?"

Laptops vary a lot. Hard to tell. Get an external version.

If you want AIFF, then use XLD with Accurate-Rip to rip on the Mac:

http://tmkk.pv.land.to/xld/index_e.html

Avoid iTunes on a PC:

http://www.empiricalaudio.com/computer-audio/

Steve N.
Empirical Audio

I now believe that the reason the 2nd rip of Beethoven's 9th sounded like Stairway was that I accidentally used a Zeppelin CD.

This casts some doubt on the entire experiment.

Paulfolbrecht, but shouldn't the computer have shown the title of the track as Zeppelin?

Paulfolbrecht- Thanks for the giggle.
Steve N. thanks for your generous sharing of your technical expertise.

This site is the best. Where else could you get those 2 posts side by side????