Which DVD Burner is Apple Currently supplying?

I have a Pioneer DVR-112 and DVR-115 in my Mac Pro. I want new ones and I want the BEST Pioneer I can get. The 112 is slow and the 115 is VERY noisy and the constant speed surges are extremely loud and annoying and cause it to burn VERY slowly
I love the 112, it's reliable and quiet but it's old and slow. I hear the newer 118 has some issues so I don't want that one. Not sure when Pioneer will release a newer one which will hopefully be better.
Any recommendations? What is Apple currently shipping in new Mac Pro's?

Apple usually has 2-3 different suppliers for every part. With HDDs I know they have Hitachi, Samsung, and Fujitsu and that's just the MBP line.
So, there's really no way to tell. Especially since if they can work out a better deal with some other supplier, they will stop carrying one of the others.
Just stop worrying about it and go out and buy some random internal DVD burner at a retail store. There's nothing special about the drives in Mac Pros. They're you're bog standard 5.25" drives. Seriously. They even have the eject button on them, it's just hidden behind the flap, so you never see it unless you go looking. You aren't limited to whatever Apple is putting in systems. It's like car manufacturers that say only use their "genuine" brand motor oil. You go to any dealership for that car maker, I'd bet you a shiny nickel that they just buy Penzoil or something like that. Same stuff you'd get at your local auto parts store. Any mechanic will tell you that as long as you buy quality motor oil, it doesn't really matter if it's Brand X or Brand Y. They quite probably get their oil from the same refinery, so aside from the packaging on the container, there's n difference. Same goes for the optical drives in Mac Pros. Aside from a special label on the top with the Apple logo and SMART serial number, they're exactly the same as any drive you might find at Best Buy or one of those places.

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