Which Superdrive is more reliable?

I'm having my defective Pioneer superdrive replaced in my new iMac. I have a choice of two drives according to AppleCare. I'm guessing it's between the Pioneer and Matshita. Does anyone know which is likely to be more reliable? Thanks,
Bill

No idea which is more reliable, but the Pioneer is relatively new,
and there are far more Matshitas in the iMac installed base. So,
the Matshita might be a little safer WRT potential driver "issues."
BTW, Matshita is short for Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd.,
also known as Matsushita-Kotobuki Electronics Industries Ltd...
...a.k.a. [Panasonic|http://www.panasonic.com/industrial/computer/storage/optical/models/UJ85JB.asp] !
[_''It's spelt +Raymond Luxury Yacht+, but pronounced +Throatwarbler Mangrove+.''_|http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyQvjKqXA0Y]
Looby

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