I have a imac g4 with a philips cdd5301 drive. the drive doesn't work what should i replace it with

i have a imac g4 with a philips cdd5301 drive. the drive doesn't work. what should i replace it with that is compatible. i've seen some bad reviews about the philips drive

Any good external optical drive should do, in this case, Google is your friend, just make sure it's Mac compatible.

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