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DVD Burners compatible with my G5?

I need to buy a DVD Burner that is compatible with my mac ASAP. What specs should I look for? Thanks very much in advance. I just need something simple but reliable.


Here are my computer specs. It's an older G5.



Model Name: Power Mac G5

Model Identifier: PowerMac7,3

Processor Name: PowerPC G5 (3.0)

Processor Speed: 2 GHz

Number Of CPUs: 2



Thanks!

G5, Mac OS X (10.4.11)

Posted on Jun 5, 2014 10:08 AM

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Posted on Jun 5, 2014 11:04 AM

Hi,


It's getting hard to find IDE/ATA/PATA opticals, my G5 has one of these...


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151176


http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-SH-S222L-BEBS-Internal-Half-Height-Supermulti-PA TA-22X-Lightscribe-DVD-W-/161262045048?pt=US_CD_DVD_Blu_Ray_Drives&hash=item258b f78778


I have heard of some SATA Opticals working with an IDE-> SATA adapter.

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