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mrhappy

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Recommendation for internal optical drive for QS?
« on: September 01, 2015, 12:01:16 PM »
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
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Re: Recommendation for internal optical drive for QS?
« Reply #1 on: September 01, 2015, 12:11:35 PM »
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.
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Re: Recommendation for internal optical drive for QS?
« Reply #2 on: September 01, 2015, 02:06:58 PM »
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Re: Recommendation for internal optical drive for QS?
« Reply #3 on: September 03, 2015, 04:50:42 PM »
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...
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Re: Recommendation for internal optical drive for QS?
« Reply #4 on: September 03, 2015, 05:06:54 PM »
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 :(

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