Is Itunes OK to rip CD's to AIFF?

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????

Steve,I bought a MacMini and as you suggested, I will use XLD with Accurate-Rip to rip to AIFF on the Mac. On the TEAC CD-224E Slimline USB 2.0 External 24X CD-ROM Drive how does you turn on C2 error correction? A link to instructions or instructions here would be greatly appreciated. Also, on the MAC please let all of us know what software delivers the best sound on playback. Thanks for all the great guidance for us neophytes. Laurence