Anything made by Pioneer these days is a good choice. That said, Pioneer just recently exited the optical disc drive market a month or so ago, so you'll want to pick up a drive while you still can. They tend to be pricier than your generic external disc drive, but they are dead reliable, and fully compatible with software like EAC and XLD.

I have the Pioneer BDR-XS07S slot loading external BluRay burner drive and it does a great job ripping audio CDs.