Need External FW CD/DVD Drive Recommendations

Moving my mac into a dedicated 'machine room' that will make accessing the internal DVD drive impractical. Would like recommendations for a reliable external FW equivalent DVD Drive to use in its place.
Cheers!
-=iSchwartz=-

I like the ones made by http://www.macsales.com/
They support all of Apple's applications, unlike some of the other drives in the market.
You may find others that do on http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/

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