OWC has a pretty good deal on right now for the slot-loading 8x
Superdrive with DL support, at $139.99, including 10 pcs. media,
Dantz Retrospect and Dragonburn (good burning software, IIRC the only
one that lets you burn incremental sessions on DVDs, unlike Toast).
They're for G4 powerbooks but the work perfectly in the Pismo.
Note: make sure they come with the black BEZEL. This sometimes isn't
included, as people upgrading their G4 powerbooks just reuse the one
from their original drives.
You can often find these drives cheaper on ebay, but OWC is a good
store and offers a good 1 year warranty.
I believe this model is the Panasonic (Matsushita) UJ-845.
As noted previously, the Pismo can burn DVDs reliably at 2x, maybe 4x
but that's pushing it. So you won't get the most out of this 8x
burner. You could look for a used one on ebay that has lower speeds
(e.g., UJ-815, UJ-825, or tray loading UJ-810, UJ-811) to save money.
That said, if you do buy a used G4 powerbook in future to upgrade
from the Pismo, you can use this Superdrive to upgrade the G4 and
stick the drive from the G4 in the Pismo and resell it.
Chris
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