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replacing superdrive with external blueray drive

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gasman123

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Jul 22, 2011
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Apologies for dual posting. I had this on the imac forum but it probably belongs here.

My superdrive on my 2008 alu iMac has died (Pioneer DVDR-K06A). Apple have quoted me £115 ($190) for a replacement, which is the same as an LG external blueray burner (USB2 or eSATA).

I imagine USB2 is fairly slow for blueray. Does the standard superdrive use eSATA and, if so, could I take it out and run a cable through the slot to the external burner? Also, if I use an external drive via either eSATA or USB can I boot from my OSX disc/ upgrade my OS using it?

Thanks for any advice!
 
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