DVD-R Upgrade

Hi folks I have a G3 B&W (Rev. A) and I have a question about upgrading my drive. First in the world of dvds I have found that a dvd-r drive just doesn't cut it anymore. Does anyone out there have experience upgrading to a dvd/cd RW drive in the B&W? I know that apple had a superdrive that would fit the job but is there any other brand drives that are reliable with OS9? The reason being its hard to find an affordable drive to do the job, everyone wants the price they were new in 2001 for a superdrive. And one more thing, I think the cap on HD size is 250 GB for this machine can anyone confirm?
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In the past, I would have suggested buying a Pioneer DVD±RW drive, as Pioneer drives have proven to be the most compatible with Macs. I have a couple of them installed in a pair of my B&W G3s and they have functioned without any problems. In the past year, I have to qualify that recommendation to exclude a Pioneer DVD±RW drive featuring LabelFlash technology, because they are re-branded Asus drives. I returned (2) retail-boxed Pioneer burners, after discovering that the drives were outsourced. If you read the feedback posted about these burners here, the consensus of opinion is that the "Pioneer" quality has gone down the drain. The individuals buying these lesser-quality "Pioneer" drives don't realize that they're Pioneer in name only. This is the same Pioneer drive that the Mac-centric retailer "Other World Computing" also sells. It could be that the days of Pioneer-manufactured optical drives are gone, except for the higher-end Blu-ray drives. If you can find an old/new stock Pioneer DVD±RW drive without LabelFlash from a retailer, I'd say buy it in a heartbeat. Others have had good luck with NEC, while I've had good luck with a few Toshiba DVD-ROM/CD-RW drives that I bought a few years back, one of which is in a B&W G3. Today, many manufacturers have dropped combo-drives from their product line, because the DVD burners have dropped so much in price. You can always check eBay for a used burner, but longevity could be hit or miss.

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