A Sony Optiarc DVD Drive alternative?

[MrEnglishTech]

Finding it pretty hard to hunt one down!

Anybody got any suggestions as to a alternative that doesnt have any issues like sleep/wake etc?

 

[Solidww]

Hello, have you looked at the WiKi on this forum?

 

[RCFisher]

I didn't find the Wiki too helpful.
I did find the Sony drive at Amazon and ordered one. They are not in stock at the moment but is set to ship on Friday 2/1, we'll see. I did order most of the build from Amazon and a handful of items from Newegg. I did find a great deal on the i7 3770K at Micro Center in Orange County CA. It was on sale last weekend for $229 so that saved me $100. That savings will buy me a SSD for the boot drive.

 

[Macblack4]

Microcenter has the Sony Optiarc DVD drive in stock http://www.microcenter.com/product/380574/AD-7280S-0B_24x_SATA_Internal_DVD_Burner_-_OEM

 

[RCFisher]

I was at micro center in Orange County two weeks ago and they didn't have many optical drives at all, the shelves were bare. I did find it at Amazon and actually received it today, 1/31, even though it wasn't supposed to be in stock and ship until tomorrow, 2/1. Now I am just waiting on the case and a few other things that should arrive on 2/1.