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OWC Mercury Mac mini internal Superdrive Upgrade Kit for 2005-2008 G4 & Intel Mac mini models. Burns DVDs at up to 8X, Dual Layer DVD up to 6X, 5X DVD-Ram, & up to 24X CD Burn. 1 Year Warranty (OWCMMINISL8XDL) Same Day $87.99
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OWC Mercury Mac mini SuperDrive
w/Dual-Layer for all 2005-2008 Mac mini Models
8X DVD Burn, 6X DL Burn, 5X DVD-Ram, 24X CD Burn


Do you have an Apple Mac mini or Late 2005 PowerBook G4 system? Drive not working right? Or, do you already have a Superdrive, but would like to burn faster? This is the ticket - and it supports the new 8.5GB Dual Layer Burning technology too!

The new OWC Mercury SuperDrive Internal is compatible with all 2005-2008 Mac mini systems and the PowerBook G4 "Late 2005 / Double Layer SD" systems.

This is the exact same type of SuperDrive that Apple uses! You can install it into your Mac mini yourself - Check out our installation video at the bottom of this page! For PowerBook G4 "Aluminum" systems, professional installation is highly recommended. If you would like professional installation, OWC offers that service (please contact us for more information). But, if you've ever changed out your hard drive in any PowerBook or iBook model, you can do this too!


The OWC Mercury Mac mini SuperDrive offers the best of all worlds when it comes to compatibility. The OWC Mercury Mac mini 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 is compatible with the following Mac mini G4 (2005) Systems:
Mac mini 1.25GHz
(1 Ram Slot)

Mac mini 1.42GHz
(1 Ram Slot)

This Optical Drive is compatible with the following Mac mini "Intel Core Solo / Duo" systems:
1.5GHz Mac mini
(Intel Core Solo)

1.66GHz Mac mini
(Intel Core Duo)

This Optical Drive is compatible with the following Mac mini "Intel Core Duo" (Late 2006) systems:
1.66GHz Mac mini
(Intel Core Solo)

1.83GHz Mac mini
(Intel Core Duo)

This Optical Drive is compatible with the following Mac mini "Intel Core 2 Duo" (Late 2007) systems:
1.83GHz Mac mini
(Intel Core 2 Duo)

2.0GHz Mac mini
(Intel Core 2 Duo)

This Optical Drive is compatible with the following PowerBook G4 systems:
PowerBook G4 15"
PowerBook G4 17"
PC2-4200 DDR2 / October 2005
"Double Layer SD"

Note: 2005-2008 models have FireWire 400 and DVI (IDE optical) ports. 2009 mini models have FireWire 800 and mini-display (SATA optical) ports.

Installation Instructions

Click here to visit our Installation Videos - with video instruction on installing this drive in all 2005-2008 Mac mini Models

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