What is the best replacement optical drive?

[dpavid]

My drive just died after nearly 2 years on my MacPro. I need a replacement. It used to be the pioneer DVR series that was highly recommended.

What do you recommend as a replacement optical DVD Burner drive? I'm not looking for the cheapest. I rather spend a bit more and get quality and reliability.

Is there anything Best Buy sells that's compatible with a MacPro. The dead drive is a OPTIARC DVD RW AD-7170A.

Thanks in advance guys.

 

[175170]

My drive just died after nearly 2 years on my MacPro. I need a replacement. It used to be the pioneer DVR series that was highly recommended.

What do you recommend as a replacement optical DVD Burner drive? I'm not looking for the cheapest. I rather spend a bit more and get quality and reliability.

Is there anything Best Buy sells that's compatible with a MacPro. The dead drive is a OPTIARC DVD RW AD-7170A.

Thanks in advance guys.

Honestly, any CD/DVD drive should work no problem. Most come with warranties, so you shouldn't have any problems.

Hell, you can even hop for Blu-Ray if you have the money.

 

[dpavid]

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Pioneer+-+22x+Internal+Double-Layer+DVD%26%23177%3BRW/CD-RW+Drive/9401989.p?id=1218099256917&skuId=9401989

Will this work?

 

[175170]

That's a PATA Drive. I'm not sure if the Mac Pro can use that.
I don't own one, so you'll have to ask somebody who owns one.

Sorry.

David

 

[flopticalcube]

Ask the mods to move your thread to the Mac Pro forum by clicking on the reporting triangle in your OP. You will get more informed answers there.

 

[Badger^2]

It uses a PATA drive, not SATA.

That Pioneer you linked to will work fine, but its only $33 online.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827129043

Pretty much any PATA drive will work, Sony, Pioneer, NEC, Lite-on, Samsung, etc