DVD+R/RW + DVD-R/RW Drives:
• IDE ASUS DRW-1814BL in (Sawtooth) G4/AGP (OS X 10.4.x)
• IDE NEC/Sony Optiarc AD 7360A in (AL) Powerbook G4 (OS X 10.5.2)
  (filed under both NEC and Sony Brands - includes notes on flashing (w/PC) to set master mode)
• IDE Pioneer DVR-115D in (2002 Quicksilver) G4/AGP (OS X 10.5.x)
• IDE Sony DRU-840A in G5 Tower (OS X 10.5.x)
• USB (cased) LG GSA-E60L (20x max) used with (Pismo) PowerBook G3 2000 (OS X 10.3.9)
  (using patchburn3 - required for 10.3.x iApps burn support and USB 2.0 PCcard. Problems noted with burns. Personally I'd choose a FW cased drive over USB even for modern macs.)
  
  DVD-R Drives:
• IDE Pioneer DVR-105 in (lower bay) Mac Pro (OS X 10.4)
  (problems noted -discs don't mount she said)
  
  Hard Drives:
• IDE Hitachi 120GB (7200rpm) in (CRT) iMac slot-loading (OS X 10.4.11)
  (pre-LCD iMacs don't have native big drive support)
• Firewire (cased) Samsung HM120JC 120GB used with (SR) MacBook Pro (OS X 10.4.11)
  (includes notes on drive not mounting if connected to Santa Rosa MBP, but does with MacBook and PB G4 running same OS version)
• Firewire (Ministack case) Western Digital GP 750GB used w/Mac Mini (OS X 10.5.x)
  (noted WD GP ("green") drive ran very cool/quiet compared to previous drives in that case)

You can read full reports (latest shown first) by searching the database by drive/brand/interface/mac models (the latest reports are shown first in searches). The database includes reports on Optical Drives (Blu-Ray, DVD, CD/CDR, etc.), Hard Drives, Tape drives, Removable media (ORB, ZIP, MO drives), NAS (Network Attached Storage), in all interface types (IDE, SATA, Firewire, SCSI, USB, adapters).
If you've added/upgraded a drive in your Mac send me the details (drive info/speed rating/mac model/OS used, etc.). Note: Please use the drive for at least a week before reporting on it and test for booting from Disc with internal Optical Drives (as well as burning discs). Thanks.

• Other World Computing Mercury G4 1.2GHz (7455) in (Sawtooth 400Mhz originally) G4/AGP (rated 10)
  
  (Full reviews of G4 and G3 upgrades compared to stock CPUs, including real world apps/game tests, install info, etc. are linked at the G4 upgrade reviews and G3 upgrade reviews pages. OC/CPU module articles are on the Systems page.)

If you've upgraded the CPU on your Mac, send a review with your experience (performance/stability/installation, etc.), Mac Model/Upgrade brand info and overall rating (1= worst to 10=best). If you can, please run some tests with the original CPU vs the upgrade (for example time some tests with your favorite app, game, etc. - see full reviews here for example tests with common apps/games/benchmarks.)

• Handbrake 0.9.2 (adds AppleTV 2.0 support, more - requires Leopard) (released Feb. 19th)
• MacBook Air: Can't see Remote Disc (DVD or CD Sharing) host computer on the network (Apple)
• Sony Paid Warner Bros. $400 Million to Go Blu-Ray?
• Cold Boot Attack Defeats Disk Encryption Software (references Apple's FileVault, Linux's dm-crypt, Microsoft's BitLocker - from this PDF file research paper "Lest We Remember: Cold Boot Attacks on Encryption Keys")
• 'DoubleTwist' Converts DRM Restricted iTunes Tracks To MP3 Files (Tuesday's news here had link to home page/notes on Mac support, etc.)
• Batteries Might Be Apple Achilles' Heel For Its MacBook Air (CNN/Money)
• Poll: Which is better, Aperture or Lightroom?
• Microsoft again delays Mac XML converters (Mac Office 2008 update also promised March 11th)
• Supercow 1.0 (funny arcade game - apple staff pick)
• Dream Chronicles 2: The Eternal Maze 1.0
• DiscLabel 5.1.2
• MacBook Air: Reinstalling software using Remote Install Mac OS X (Apple)
• A flashing question mark appears when you start your Mac (Apple)
• iPod shuffle troubleshooting and service FAQ (Apple)