LG BU40N Died in Verbatim 43888, replace with Pioneer BDR-UD04 in same enclosure?

[The prodigy]

Hi, my verbatim with LG drive just died, making clicking noise now and spitting out discs.

Does anyone know if I can keep the enclose and swap out the drive with a Pioneer BDR-UD04?

I know the same model verbatim came with the pioneer, but wondering if there are other internals that would be different, or if it’s simply a different drive.

Any advice or input is greatly appreciated as I am now in the market for a Pioneer, with what looks like very little options at this point.

Thanks!

[Coopervid]

You can't find an UD04 or UD03 unless you are lucky on ebay. Don't buy from China. Mostly scams.

[The prodigy]

You can't find an UD04 or UD03 unless you are lucky on ebay. Don't buy from China. Mostly scams.

Thank you for your reply. I can’t seem to find any pioneer drive that would ship from the US at the moment. What would recommend? Thanks

[Coopervid]

I can't. Production stopped. So you have to check online and be lucky.