Sony SuperDrive
Sony/Apple DW-U10A DVD+/-R/RW Drive
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Sony takes the risk out of buying a DVD recorder by bringing all the popular formats into a single drive. The SONY DWU10A burns DVD-R/-RW, DVD+RW/+R, and even CD-R/CD-RW discs. This Apple Service Part is a brand new replacement drive identical to the one used by eMac, iMac, and PowerMac G5 systems. Buy with confidence that your drive will always be supported by Apple! These drives are Apple OEM specific parts and even have the Apple logo on them.

Please note: These drives are 100% natively compatible with Mac OS X 10.2.6 or later. No third party software patching is required to use this drive.

This Drive is compatible with the following Macintosh Computers:
Apple G3 Systems
  • Apple Power Macintosh G3 "Beige" Desktop- NO FACEPLATE INSTALLED. Eject button will not function. Must use software or keyboard eject.
  • Apple Power Macintosh G3 "Beige" Minitower- NO FACEPLATE INSTALLED. Eject button will not function. Must use software or keyboard eject.
  • Apple Power Macintosh G3 "Beige" All In One- NO FACEPLATE INSTALLED. Eject button will not function. Must use software or keyboard eject.
  • Apple Power Macintosh G3 "Blue & White, aka "Yosemite"- Must use software or keyboard eject.
Apple G4 Tower Systems
  • Apple Power Macintosh G4 (PCI Graphics), aka "Yikes"- Must use software or keyboard eject.
  • Apple Power Macintosh G4 (AGP Graphics), aka "Sawtooth" - Must use software or keyboard eject.
  • Apple Power Macintosh G4 "Gigabit Ethernet" - Must use software or keyboard eject.
  • Apple Power Macintosh G4 "Digital Audio" - Must use software or keyboard eject.
  • Apple Power Macintosh G4 "QuickSilver"
  • Apple Power Macintosh G4 "QuickSilver 2002"
  • Apple Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors) - All Models
  • Apple Power Mac G4 (FW 800) - All Models
Apple G5 Tower Systems
  • Apple Power Mac G5 - 1.6GHz Single Processor
  • Apple Power Mac G5 - 1.8GHz Single Processor and Dual 2.0GHz Processor Systems
  • Apple Power Mac G5 - 1.8GHz Dual, 2.0GHz Dual and 2.5Ghz Dual processor systems
Apple eMac Systems
  • Apple eMac - 700MHz (nVidia Graphics)
  • Apple eMac - 800MHz - 1GHz (ATI Graphics)
  • Apple eMac (Early 2004) - 1.25GHz speed
Apple iMac Systems
  • Apple iMac G4 800MHz 15" LCD
  • Apple iMac (17-inch 1GHz) 1GHz
  • Apple iMac (USB 2.0) 1GHz or 1.25GHz
  • Apple iMac G4 15-inch, 17-inch or 20-inch USB 2.0 1GHz or 1.25GHz

Installation Instructions:

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Product Specifications:
Model Sony DW-U10A
Drive Type Internal combination DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW, & CD-R/RW drive
Write Speed DVD-R: 4X (Requires 4X DVD-R Media), 2X, 1X
DVD-RW: 2.4X (Requires 2X DVD-RW Media), 1X
DVD+R: 4X
DVD+RW: 2.4X
CD-R: 24X Z-CLV max, 16X, 12X, 4X
CD-RW: 10X, 4X
Read Speed DVD-ROM: 8X max.
CD-ROM: 32X max.
Random Access Time DVD-ROM: 200 ms (DVD 8X)
CD-ROM: 160 ms (CD 32X)
Sustained Data Transfer Rate 11.4 MB/s (8X DVD-ROM)
Interface ATAPI EIDE Interface
Buffer Underrun Protection Technology Yes
Data Buffer 8 MBytes
Supported Disc Format DVD-ROM, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-Video CD, CD-DA, CD-ROM (XA), CD Extra, Video CD, Photo CD, CD Text
System Requirements: Macintosh Macintosh G3 Beige or later (See above list) - mac OS X 10.2.6 or later.
System Requirements: PC Pentium III 400 Mhz or faster (or equivalent) CPU minimum. Pentium III 800 MHz or faster (or equivalent) CPU is recommended for real time video authoring/editing, 64MB of RAM (128MB or more is recommended), and 1GB of free hard disc drive space. OS: Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, and XP Home/Professional.