Choices when buying a new DVD-R drive

[iron-lung]

Please can anyone suggest a good, cheap, fast, compatible dvdr drive for my G4 OSX 1.25G

 

[Pengu]

the Pioneer DVR-108 will burn to certified 8x media at 16 (+ and -) and does Dual Layered DVD+R discs. Im getting one for my new G5 (i opted for the combo from apple, so i could get the 108...

 

[ElDiabloConCaca]

The DVR-108 from Pioneer is excellent; however, is it not natively supported with OS X. That means you won't be able to burn DVDs straight out of some of Apple's iApps. There is software out there that "patches" your drivers and will allow full burn support for this drive, and that's completely up to the user -- I prefer not to "patch" anything. Support for this drive will probably be included in future updates/releases of OS X.

The DVR-107, which does not do dual-layer discs is completely supported by OS X.

Long story short: if you need iApp compatibility now, go with the 107. If you just need basic DVD burning capabilities, or dual-layer support is important to you, go with the 108.

 

[iron-lung]

Nice one for the advice I'll look into prices now cheers

 

[ElDiabloConCaca]

This place usually has the best prices on Pioneer DVD-R drives:

http://www.owcomputing.com

The 107 is just under $100, and the 108 is just over $100.

 

[Pengu]

If you decide you want the extra speed/ability, get the 108 & use PatchBurn. there are many reports/comments about it on www.xlr8yourmac.com