my2cents Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 I have been searching the forums, but not getting anywhere on a decision about a 10.6 compatible SATA DVD drive. The OSx86 database does not seem to even have a section for 10.6 compatible hardware!? So far I have tried 2 from Walmart: Lite ON and HP. They are not "Apple Burn" supported. like this ( this is my current IDE CD-RW drive): LITE-ON LTR-52327S: Firmware Revision: QS0E Interconnect: ATAPI Burn Support: Yes (Apple Supported Drive) ( "Apple shipping drive" would be even better ) Cache: 2048 KB Reads DVD: No CD-Write: -R, -RW Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, CD-Raw Media: To show the available burn speeds, insert a disc and choose View > Refresh I really want a DVD/CD-RW SATA drive that has Apple Burn support - not generic... I am thinking about these: Sony Optiarc 24X DVD/CD Rewritable Drive Black SATA Model AD-7240S-0B - OEM SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223C - OEM Pioneer CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model DVR-218LBK LabelFlash Support - OEM The Pioneer is my first choice - except for the poor quality reviews... For the Samsung, I also read not so good reviews. I have had good luck with SONY in the past on a real Mac... I can't find these locally to buy and return, so I must order them on the web, which would involve return postage and possible restocking fees. Please let me know what DVD drives you are using with your 10.6 Snow Leopard set ups. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my2cents Posted February 6, 2010 Author Share Posted February 6, 2010 Other World Computing ( http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Samsung/S223QBEBSL/) has a SAMSUNG as a MAC super drive replacement, but no model # ... Is it this one from New Egg ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16827151188 ) ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my2cents Posted February 10, 2010 Author Share Posted February 10, 2010 I ordered, and received, the Samsung from newegg - SH S233L ( lightscribe ). ON the sticker on the drive, it is listed as SH-S223L/BEBS. Unfortunately, it is listed as "generic" burn supported - not what I was hoping for... I have not tried to use it. Any input out there??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justvisiting Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 what do you lose by only having "generic burn support"? my sata "PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-212D" can burn ISO images as well as files to DVD or CD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my2cents Posted February 12, 2010 Author Share Posted February 12, 2010 what do you lose by only having "generic burn support"? Good question. One of the drives I tried was a 48X CD burner. The system profiler reported that is would burn CDs at 4X - that isn't a typo, 4X... Another one, according to the booted up Mac ( under the icon on top right of the screen to open / close the drive ), did not have a drive attached - it was. I read on another thread that a "generic" supported drive would not burn properly with Disk Utility... I am currently using an older IDE CD-RW drive ( in my sig ), that is "Apple supported" and have no issues with it. I can even use the F12 key to open / close the drive. I have been successful with Disk Utility as well. I want to upgrade to DVD / CD - RW though... Sony Optiarc 24X DVD/CD Rewritable Drive Black SATA Model AD-7240S-0B - OEM SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223C - OEM Pioneer CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model DVR-218LBK LabelFlash Support - OEM I ordered the SONY. I should have it by Saturday. This is starting to add up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justvisiting Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 all hobbies are meant to be expensive my DVR-212D (generic burn) also ejects via F12. so there are choices out there. hopefully your sony works. good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my2cents Posted February 13, 2010 Author Share Posted February 13, 2010 My SONY drive will not arrive until Wednesday after all... So, taking the advice I was given, I am trying out the SAMSUNG. TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S223L: Firmware Revision: SB02 Interconnect: ATAPI Burn Support: Yes (Generic Drive Support) Profile Path: None Cache: 2048 KB Reads DVD: Yes CD-Write: -R, -RW DVD-Write: -R, -R DL, -RAM, -RW, +R, +R DL, +RW Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, CD-Raw, DVD-DAO Media: To show the available burn speeds, insert a disc and choose View > Refresh So far, it correctly reports burning CDs at 48X It erased a CDRW disc Works with the F12 open / close key ( and icon ) No issues burning an MP3 CD ( 2 minutes! 45 MP3's) It's currently playing a DVD flawlessly. I just popped it in, and Apple DVD player took over Perhaps I don't need a drive that is listed as "Apple burn supported"...Hmmmm.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my2cents Posted February 20, 2010 Author Share Posted February 20, 2010 I sold the SAMSUNG, and tried the SONY. It too only has "generic" support... I wonder if there is only one SATA model that will work as native? The one that Apple currently ships. They have not been using SATA DVD drives for long, so I might be wasting my time ( and money ), hoping that a non Apple SATA DVD will be fully supported.... I can't seem to find a legit model number for the Apple SATA DVD drive.... I might have better luck with IDE, but the new case that I just shoe horned everything into is tight. That IDE cable restricts what little airflow that is available... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my2cents Posted February 26, 2010 Author Share Posted February 26, 2010 I recently made a trip to the Apple Store, to see if I could get a definitive answer to my quest I asked a Mac Genius about replacing my optical drive with a SATA one. I asked twice, in two different ways about compatibility and "Apple Burn Support". I was told that any drive will do. I wasn't even directed to Apple's website to order one. I was instructed to search the internet for one... I guess I am obsessed about burn support for nothing... BTW, the only Mac Pro on display had a HL-DT-ST DVD-RW GH41N drive, which I was informed is by Hitachi... Can any of you out there reading this thread post your drives - and compatibility??? I don't like the SONY, as it shoots the tray out with force, when ejecting, almost taking the door off of my PC case. And, when at full speed is loud. It really does sound like a jet engine roaring for take off, as someone else stated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanieB Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 My Sony IDE burner is listed as Generic, but it has a nastily horrible habit of kernel panicing the system, I have a sneak suspicion it's due to the IDE controller though, I plan to get a SATA drive soon... It can however (when it doesnt kernel panic) burn and read at all speeds. SONY DVD RW DRU-V200A: Firmware Revision: 1.60 Interconnect: ATAPI Burn Support: Yes (Generic Drive Support) Profile Path: None Cache: 2048 KB Reads DVD: Yes CD-Write: -R, -RW DVD-Write: -R, -R DL, -RAM, -RW, +R, +R DL, +RW Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, CD-Raw, DVD-DAO Media: Type: CD-R Blank: No Erasable: No Overwritable: No Appendable: No Note that there's currently a CD-R in the drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmcd Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 My good ole' Asus sata drive does the fast eject thing - but then won't go back in! I have to shutdown, push the tray back in, and then start the computer back up. It never does this when booted into Windows though. I might try the Macsales drive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my2cents Posted June 14, 2010 Author Share Posted June 14, 2010 I want back to the Samsung SH-S223C... I realized that it wasn't worth all of the effort that I was putting into this... I don't use it much, but I have had zero problems with it. The ejet / load functionality works every time from the F12 key. It reads CDs and DVDs every time. And burns CDs w/o issue. The soft eject is nice too, for the trap door on my PC case. It is pretty quiet as well. :mellow: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inka Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 i use darwin 86 for install with sata dvd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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