DVD Burner Doesn't Fit!! Any others?

Just bought a LaCie 16x LightScribe internal DVD+-R double layer burner since it was recommended on this site, and now come to find it doesn't fit by millimeters due to the mirrored doors.
Any other DVD burner suggestions? I mean, a size that actually fits the mirror-doored Mac?
Thanks for taking the time to read this!

You'd think that all optical drives would be the same size, but they're not. I found that one out several years ago..
If the drive is indeed too long to mount in the drive carrier and seat fully into the chassis (you say by only a few millimeters) and you've done the obligatory step of removing the tray bezel, the next step would be to remove the entire faceplate of the drive. Depending on the drive, there are usually at least four tabs on the faceplate that hold in the drive chassis. Simply press in the tabs with a small screwdriver while prying the faceplate forward. That may give you the clearance you need to get the drive to fit.
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