DVD RW Replacement at Bluewater

Anyone had a DVD Drive replaced in their G4 iMac at Bluewater!
Is this a case of drop it off AM & collect PM :?:
My 4 year old drive has given up the ghost (was looking at replacing it myself). Looked into it, scared the Bejesus outta me.

FWIW and I don't know if you investigated this Apple would probably have charged you £185-£195 (plus around £70 for labour) to replace it with a Pioneer 106 drive. The Pioneer 115 is double-layer and much faster.
The money saved is signficant for those who take their time and learn how to do the upgrade themselves.
Glad it went well.
mrtotes

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