Superdrive question & upgrade?

Hi,
I was wondering what does the little b or c mean after the model number? Fore example, UJ-845-b or UJ-845-c, etc.
And, is there a way to figure out which drive compatible with my model?
Thanks!
Machine Name: PowerBook G4 17"
Machine Model: PowerBook5,5
CPU Type: PowerPC G4 (1.1)
Number Of CPUs: 1
CPU Speed: 1.5 GHz
L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB
Memory: 1 GB
Bus Speed: 167 MHz
Boot ROM Version: 4.8.6f0
Serial Number: W8xxxxxxxxx
OS: 10.4.10

With respect to the iApps, the main problem with external DVD drives would be with iDVD. Version 4 and earlier of iDVD were written to only work with the internal Apple Superdrive and will not natively support an external drive. However there is a hack that will allow you to modify iDVD (v4 at least, not sure about the others) to burn a disk image rather than to an actual DVD blank. You can then very easily burn the disk image to a DVD with Apple's Disk Utility application.
If you upgrade to iDVD5 or higher, then you gain support for direct burning to external DVD drives.
Patrick

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