As I said in those links, it'll probably come with a BU40N these days and that's not a terrible drive that you can flash yourself.
If you've only got the money for one drive and you really want a Pioneer and you're in the UK, waiting for Asmcom's store to open is perhaps the way to go.
If you don't want to wait for Asmcom and you want a Pioneer and you're willing to seek the non-public tools to cross flash a drive, seek Coopervid or email Billycar11.