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OWC Mercury MacBook Pro 17" 12.5mm SuperDrive Dual-Layer Internal Drive Kit. Up to 8X DVD-R Burn 6X DVD-DL Burn, 5X DVD-RAM, 24X CD Burn. Includes 10pc 8X DVDR Media in jewel, NTI Dantz Retrospect, NTI Dragonburn CD/DVD Software. 1 Year OWC Warranty. (OWCMMB7SD8XDLK) Same Day $99.00
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OWC Mercury MacBook Pro 17" Internal SuperDrive
w/Dual-Layer for 17" MacBook Pro
8X DVD Burn, 6X DL Burn, 5X DVD-Ram, 24X CD Burn
plus 10pcs 8X DVD-R Media, EMC Retrospect Backup, & NTI Dragon Burn


Do you have a 17" MacBook Pro with an inoperable optical drive in it? Out of AppleCare? This replacement SuperDrive is just what you're looking for!

The new OWC Mercury SuperDrive is compatible with the 17" MacBook Pro. See the bottom of this page for the full list of compatible systems.

This is the exact same type of SuperDrive that Apple uses! You can install it into your 17" MacBook Pro yourself - this drive includes detailed step by step instructions for you to accomplish the task without having to pay a dealer to install it. If you would like professional installation, OWC offers that service (for more information, please contact us for details).

 

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.

This Bundle Includes

NTI Dragon Burn
EMC Retrospect Express
10 Pieces of 8X DVD-R Media in Mini-Jewel Cases.

 


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 is for the following MacBook Pro 17" Models:
2.6GHz MacBook Pro 17" (Intel Core 2 Duo "Penryn" - February, 2008)
2.5GHz MacBook Pro 17" (Intel Core 2 Duo "Penryn" - February, 2008)
2.6GHz MacBook Pro 17" (Intel Core 2 Duo - November, 2007)
2.4GHz MacBook Pro 17" (Intel Core 2 Duo - June, 2007)
2.33GHz MacBook Pro 17" (Intel Core 2 Duo - October, 2006)
2.16GHz MacBook Pro 17" (Intel Core Duo)

 

 

 
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