High quality / high speed dvd reader for Mac Pro

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Published on 2009-11-11T17:20:15Z Indexed on 2010/03/21 20:11 UTC
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I have a high end Mac pro, but one thing in is that I'm unhappy with is a DVD drive. It's a Hitachi GH41N. Apple calls it a "superdrive", but it's anything but. The damn thing makes an amazing amount of noise, and isn't too fast either.

What I want is a state of the art, fast, quiet DVD reader, preferably not even a burner. What should I get?

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