I need a DVD reader/writer to connect to my iMac

I need to add a DVD reader/writer to connect to my new iMac.
Any suggestions or good things to know?
Janice

You can buy cheap optical drives or more expensive ones that may or may not last longer.
I prefer tray loading drives over slot loading drives as the discs don't jam in tray loading drives and the loading mechanisms in slot loading drives can have issues and be problematic.
I would look at various optical drives from the OWC ( macsales.com).
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firewire/optical-drives/
Good Luck!

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there are several fake ones on the market, some are well made while others are not.
AFAIK the genuine one don't have a thinkpad logo, but rather a Lenovo logo.
Regards,
Jin Li
May this year, be the year of 'DO'!
I am a volunteer, and not a paid staff of Lenovo or Microsoft

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I'm so sorry if this has been asked, but here I go anyways. I got my iBook G4 as a gift a bit over a year ago, therefore I didn't really have any control over certain situations. My CD drive does not allow me to burn [write] DVDs. I know this is because it was bought without that feature. Is there anyway to send my iBook to Apple and have them replace my drive with a DVD read/writer? How expensive would this be? Would it just be cheaper to buy and external one from LaCie? Thank you so much for any info!

No doubt it would be cheaper to add an External like a Lacie or one from any number of manufactures
You can if you choose have a new CD/DVD Drive and burner installed and there are several different vendors that will do this for you or you can do it your self.
http://www.mcetech.com/?gclid=CPzAh92mg4YCFQqQJAod-kVOhw
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However the key point is that if I can get this drive to work, the cost will be $0, as I've already paid for it. So I would be most interested in doing that, if possible. If it's not possible, then I'll have no choice to pay $30 or however much, for a new one.

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On a new Mac Pro, should I use DVD+RW or DVD-RW, and what brand.

Check out http://www.macsales.com optical drives and media section.
I have not had any issue with Verbatim +RW.
If you type "DVD " into the Search field above next to "Support" will take you to Apple Store where 20 pack Verbatim $19.95.
I know there use to be a site that delved into all things related to DVD media.
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DVD+R DL - Dual-layer write-once media from the DVD+ standdard. 8.5Gb, up to 2.4X speed.
DVD-RAM - ReWriteable media from a subset of the DVD- standard. NOT common, and very expensive, but EXCELLENT for use as a large floppy disk drive. Only a few consumer drives write to DVD-RAM discs, mainly those made by LG.
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http://forums.avault.com/archive/index.php/t-9349.html

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Thanks for your advice, I've recently got a new raid
hard drive system and this is the first time I've
used it for my logic projects. I have the permission
to read and write to the drive although I'm not the
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You are very welcome.
I am pretty sure it's related to permissions or your new drive. I had similar issues. What is your drive named? I ask, as when my mac was shipped from factory it had two drives identically named. This caused similar issues until I renamed the second drive.
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Benjii…
Attachments:
G3800x016_02-2005_eng.pdf ‏70 KB

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I have also tried communication between lokout and labview true null-modem cable.. and it works..
I have tried several Modbus examples and I communicate with most of them with null-modem cable.
I write to the right registers as well, cause I use Modbus scanner to read the information..
I have used the same settings for serial communication as my Master device use, bust still I can't get any response..
There was an error message in one of my example from the Modbus INIT module.. Maybe I should try to set up a new connection using VISA ??
Maybe the problem is to INIT my serial port? I have tried restarting my computer after closing my system.. But still, I have the same problem..
I hope you can give me any idea...
Thanks again.. by the way.. is it possible to write and read directly to serial port with the DSC module?? If so.. how??
Very best regards..
Benjii..

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