Suitable drive replacement(s) for a SONY DVD RW DW-U10A?

HI,
Can anyone recommend a suitable replacement(s) for a SONY DVD RW DW-U10A as fitted to my 1Ghz G4 iMac? UK source would be welcome?
Cheers!

Hello,
Internal.
Most replacement optical drives should work under Tiger/Leopard fine. If not Patchburn should get you burning again.
Most of us have Pioneer 'superdrives' installed by Apple so I usually recommend sticking with that product line. Really it's just a drive though.
The DVR-115 (20x DVD±RW DL for £18) seems a good deal to me (plus and hour or two of your time).
It's pretty fiddly to work inside an iMac G4 so you must be very cautious, especially around the video cable.Always take anti-static precautions. Here are three options for guiding you through the procedure:
MacWorld
xlr8yourmac
Service Manuals
I've also taken a fair few photos which you can find here.
I'd advise reading the reports on the xlr8yourmac drive database so get other people's experiences first.
You must replace the Thermal Paste when you close the iMac up or it will overheat.
It's probably worth replacing the PRAM Battery whilst you're in there as these have a finite life (once they fail to re-charge you may start to run in to snags - it's only a £6 part).
External.
A whole lot less effort to install and should you upgrade to an Intel iMac / Mac Mini/ MacBook in the future you'll have access to this faster desktop spec tray loading drive rather than the slow laptop spec slot drive installed in these current Macs.
Here's one example. It's the 20x DVD±RW DL burner again, this time with Lightscribe and a copy of Toast:
http://www.jigsaw24.com/default.aspx?ITEM=JIGSX048ARA
Let us know how you get on/what you decide.
mrtotes

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