Recommendation for internal optical drive for QS?

[mrhappy]

So my 'new' QS came to me with a optical drive problem. The drive is the original Pioneer 'super drive' DVR-103. the drive won't open up. The most action I can get from it is when trying to eject from toast... It will do the initial 'jump to attention' but that's it.

If I spin the gears manually the door will open... Also belt is intact.

Anyway what would be the recommended replacement drive?

Thanks...MH

[devils_advisor]

i recommend a drive that can handle - and + discs because i run into that issue more than once before and had to burn a installer disc that can be read with older drives. since that i kept a stack of dvd drives from old windows machines to have a spare in case.

[MacTron]

http://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php?topic=958.msg8456#msg8456
 

[Graveyard]

I have used LG DVD-RW drives in all my machines without any issues so far. I keep myself away from Asus and Samsung because they haven't been that great. At least not the few dozen or so that i've replaced over the years...

[DieHard]

Plextor make the absolute best optical drives that money can buy, they are built like a tanks and have a very low failure rate.

Pioneer, Teac, and Sony make excellent burners also.

Most of our retail sales over the past 4 years are LG and they hold up extremely well for the price;

Mactron has also pointed out that the LG have great legacy compatibility

I am definitely not a fan or Acer, Samsung/Toshiba