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OWC Mercury iBook G4 SuperDrive Dual-Layer KIT for all iBook G4 12"/14" Laptops. Burn DVDs up to 8X, DVD-Ram 5X, CDs up to 24X! (OWCMIBG4SD8XDLB) Same Day $87.99
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OWC Mercury SuperDrive Dual-Layer
for all iBook G4 12"/14"
8X DVD Burn, 6X DL Burn, 5X DVD-Ram, 24X CD Burn


Do you have a Apple iBook G4 and want to upgrade your drive from either a Combo drive (not able to burn DVDs), or have an older, slower SuperDrive? This upgrade is exactly what your iBook G4 needs! It even offers the ability to burn Dual Layer discs!

The OWC Mercury iBook G4 SuperDrive is compatible with any Apple iBook G4, 12" or 14" model.

Professional Installation Recommended
This is the exact same type of Dual Layer SuperDrive that Apple uses! You can install it into your iBook G4 yourself - but unless you're technically adept, OWC highly recommends professional installation. We offer this service with two types of shipping service - overnight, and 2nd day at reasonable prices. Click here for those options.

 

 


The OWC Mercury SuperDrive drive offers the best of all worlds when it comes to compatibility. The OWC Mercury SuperDrive features:

Read/Write Speeds
  • DVD-RAM (4.7GB) Write 5X / Read 5X
  • DVD-R (4.7GB) Write 8X / Read 8X
  • DVD-R DL (8.5GB) Write 6X / Read 8X
  • DVD-RW (4.7GB) Write 6X / Read 8X
  • DVD+R (4.7GB) Write 8X / Read 8X
  • DVD+R DL (8.5GB) Write 6X / Read 8X
  • DVD+RW (4.7GB) Write 8X / Read 8X
  • CD-R/RW Write 24X / Read 24X
  • DVD-ROM Read 8X
  • CD-ROM Read 24X

Compatibility

  • Mac OS X*
  • iDVD*
  • iTunes*
  • DiscBurn*
  • Apple DVD Player
  • Roxio Toast
  • EMC Retrospect
  • CharisMac Discribe

* Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later is highly recommended! Compatibility with older OS versions may be achieved using Christian Moeller's PatchBurn software - click here to view his website.


Drive Mechanism Specifications

Data Capacity 4.7Gbytes / 8.5Gbytes(DL)
Interface ATAPI / Ultra DMA Mode4
Buffer Memory 2Mbytes
Error Rate Soft Read Error Less than 10-9
Hard Read Error Less than 10-12
Power Requirements (Voltage) DC +5V ±0.25V
Temperature
(Center of Top Cover)
Operating 5°C ~ 50°C
Non-Operating -30°C ~ 65°C
Relative Humidity Operating 5% ~ 90% (Non-condensing)
Non-Operating 5% ~ 95% (Non-condensing)
Mounting Orientation Horizontal or Vertical
Dimensions 128.0(W) × 12.7(H) × 129.0(D) mm
(Depth dimension includes Bezel)

This Optical Drive Upgrade module is for the following iBook G4 Models:
14-inch Mid 2005 1.42GHz
12-inch Mid 2005 1.33GHz
14-inch Late 2004 1.33GHz
12-inch Late 2004 1.2GHz
14.1-inch Early 2004 1GHz or 1.2GHz
12-inch Early 2004 1GHz
14-inch 1GHz
14-inch 933MHz
12-inch 800MHz
 
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