Pioneer is the drive Apple uses. If your friend is using OS 9 or older systems, get the Pioneer 105/A05. If using OS X, get the 106/A06, Panther 107/A07. These drives are completely compatible with all Apple iApps.
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storage: Pioneer DVR-107 IDE for $106 shipped
LiveWarehouse now offers the Pioneer DVR-107 8x DVD-RW/DVD+RW IDE drive with beige bezel for $105.99. That's $3 off our last mentio... (more)
Date: Apr 07, 2004
storage: Pioneer DVR-107 IDE Mac bundle for $151 shipped
ESBuy.com offers the Pioneer DVR-107 8x DVD-RW/DVD+RW IDE drive with Mac burning software (Roxio's Toast Lite and MCE's DVD Authoring Software) and one piece of 8x-rated media for $151, $3 off ... (more)
Date: Apr 05, 2004