[SOLIDAge]

Sucks i guess, but my aunt can't really afford an iBook right now, but she really wants one...her Bondi imac now has a dead CD drive, and we need to replace it. How much am i looking at if Apple does it? how much if i buy the part from somewhere...she's not really interested in CD-RWs...so i'm really just looking for a CD-ROM thanks alot.

[runningdog]

Ebay
Original 24x cd-r for Rev. A - $50, with buy it now option

Wegner Media (good company btw)
Original 24x cd-r drive for Rev. A - $63-65
4x4x20 cd-rw drive - $135

Baucom Computers
Original 24x cd-r for Rev. A - $79
Baucom 4x4x20 cd-rw drive - $163
Baucom 8x8x20 cd-rw drive - $199

MCE Technologies
MCE 24x10x24 cd-rw drive - $179

[CIA]

I looked at xlr8yourmac.com's drive compatability database, found a CD-RW model that worked with the Bondi, and bought it on eBay for $35. It was listed as a Panasonic/Matsushita UJDA330 8x4x24x IDE Slim.