External dvd/cd drive for my imac

hey,
hopefully someone will be able to help me out with this little problem. after like 2.5-3 years my imac's dvd/cd drive has stopped reading disks. i'll insert the disc and it'll act like it's trying to read it and then after about 30 seconds to a minute it'll spit the disc back out. i'm definitely out of warranty and wanted to know if anyone could recommend a new external dvd/cd drive(?) or burner(?) or whatever it is i actually need to be able to play, upload, and burn dvds and cds. i'd rather not have a new internal drive installed and i'd prefer to just buy an external.
sorry if i sound computer illiterate with this post but for the most part i really am. thanks again for anyone that can help me out.

Hello and welcome to discussions,
These drives seem to be well regarded by many here...
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firewire/optical-drives/
Should do what you want it to do and a wide choice of budgets to aim at!
Regards.
Ian.

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