Optical Fun for Power Mac G5 - Chosing a Burner

Hi all,
So I have a Power Mac G5 with a burner that is not so great anymore. I burn at 1x for DVDs and on good days, burn a CD at 4x. Time for a new burner you would say. I would agree.
I have a predicament and wondered if anyone suggests a burner to go with. I'm not looking to spend a lot and just want something that would work well and fit nicely.
I found two that might suit my little G5:
Pioneer
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827129007
LG
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136119
Those two were Best Sellers at New Egg with nice reviews, but nothing on the Mac.
Does anyone have any other suggestions or anything that worked for you?
Has anyone used the brands above?
Thanks for reading and in advance for the help,
Bryant

Hi. The Pioneer 112D is often recommended in these forums - can't recall any adverse reports. I installed a previous version, the 110D, with no problems - works well.
The installation instructions are here
http://www.info.apple.com/usen/cip/pdf/g5/073-0807.pdf
Installation is a bit fiddly, but not difficult. There are two things to check: that the stand-offs (see Figure 8 of the installation instructions) are the right length to line the drive up with the aperture in the G5 casing - and that you remove the plastic bezel with CD, DVD, etc. on it from the front edge of the tray, so it doesn't catch on the edge of the aperture in the G5 casing - discussed here
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=4443213#4443213
If your current drive is a Pioneer, the stand-offs should be re-usable. If not, they may be able to be adjusted by not screwing them in fully, and then locking the thread with Loctite or similar.
The drive should be recognised in Blue Apple menu > About this Mac > More Info > Hardware > Disc Burning (System Profiler). If there are any problems, please post again. Good Luck.

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