Equivalent PC laptop CD/DVD-ROM for Pismo?

Some months ago I bought a used G3 Pismo laptop. Instead of the original CD/DVD-ROM (Apple P/N 661-2244) it had just a CD-ROM. I would like to get a DVD capability, however, looking on the internet at web stores the price is over $100-$130. It's not cost effective the spend that much on an older laptop. Also, there don't appear to be many used ones available.
Is there any equivalent PC laptop CD/DVD-ROM that will work in the Pismo? If there is, it's quite likely that it will be less than $100. Or is there another model used in a G3 or G4 laptop that will work in a Pismo?
Cheers, Tom

Tom:
Here is one less that $110 on eBay.
Good luck.
cornelius
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