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Hi There! I've just started using this myself and have recently got an external USB Plextor drive. http://amzn.to/dVUgOP All powered through the USB port so no extra wall warts to worry about. Top loader. Has worked for me so far! Nice. Is it correct that you need to use "direct mode" for...

What drives do you other people use and recommend?

I'm having plans to buy a bluray-reader for my iMac. Are all drives compatible with MacOS X 10.6 and makemkv? Anyone tried Lite-On iHOS104 for example? I'm planning to use a USB to SATA adapter that I already have.