Best optical drive?

Any suggestions as to the best optical drive available? Heard of Lightscribe for labling flip side of disc. Is it Mac compatible?

There really doesn't appear to be a "best" optical drive. If you intend to replace the internal optical drive you'll want to check out xlr8yourmac.com which has user reports on things like: does the drive fit in the Mac without modification, will it boot the Mac with the System disk, does it burn music CDs with iTunes, and so forth. It is a great site for Mac users upgrading their computers.
Lightscribe drives are Mac compatible though the CD labeling software you get with the drive may not be Mac compatible. There is Mac compatible software available though. Be aware that the lightscribe CDs are a bit more expensive than regular CDs and that burning the image takes a L-O-N-G time. I have one on my PC at work - and print my CD labels with an Epson CD printer.

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