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External FW DVD+RW/+R Drive
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Join Date: Jan 1999
Location: Tamarac, FL. USA
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I recently bought an Ikebana DVD+RW/+R drive to read DVD+RW discs I make on my standalone Philips DVD 985 Recorder. The drive loses it's connection with the computer after a while and the only way I can get it recognized is to do a shutdown and startup of the computer. It appears as if the system is querying the drive before it shuts down as I can see the activity light blinking before it loses the connection. Any ideas on this? 
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2007 iMac 24" 2.4 Core2Duo (currently 1Gig Ram), 4 FW400 hd's, 1 FW 800 HD, Brother MFC420N,, Liteon DVD-RW, Epson R320.
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Join Date: May 2001
Location: Santa Clara, CA
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This is probably really stupid, but which drive is better? A DVD-RW or a DVD+RW?
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World of Warcraft (Whisperwind - Alliance) <The Eternal Spiral>
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Rochester, MN USA
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I would call the manufacturer about that issue. In my opinion, it will be a while before DVD+ catches up with the reliability of DVD-
Jansar... I would (and did) get a DVD-R (etc). The DVD+... are supposed to seek and write data faster. However they were a day late and a dollar short. DVD-... is already the standard. It may be slower, but it's real advantage is in it's additional ability to write multimedia (that you can watch in a consumer DVD player.
I would bet that pioneer is going to trump it's enemy soon. They have had over a year to do R&D while profitting from their drives. All the while DVD+ was playing catch up (originally was going to be 3GB/disk and had to go back to the drawing table to support 4.7GB not to mention it's late ability to re-write).
Just one man's opinion
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Join Date: Jan 1999
Location: Tamarac, FL. USA
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Deal, I have contacted the manufacturer as the drive is now dead in the water. It does not even recognize the DVD+RW discs anymore. I am arranging for it to go back for repair or a replacement. 
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2007 iMac 24" 2.4 Core2Duo (currently 1Gig Ram), 4 FW400 hd's, 1 FW 800 HD, Brother MFC420N,, Liteon DVD-RW, Epson R320.
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Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Utah
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Join Date: Dec 2000
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I should point out that some DVD-ROM drives will read +RW, as do some non +RW burners. You don't need a +RW burner to read +RW discs.
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Join Date: Jan 1999
Location: Tamarac, FL. USA
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Yeah, Eug. My Superdrive reads them sometimes, and sometimes not. That's why I bought this drive - a bad decision. I also tried an Apple DVD-ROM drive in a Firewire enclosure, and it didn't read them. Guess I'm stuck with this drive and have to get it repaired. It is still under warranty.
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2007 iMac 24" 2.4 Core2Duo (currently 1Gig Ram), 4 FW400 hd's, 1 FW 800 HD, Brother MFC420N,, Liteon DVD-RW, Epson R320.
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Dec 2000
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This compatibility list may be of interest to you.
I'd take it with a grain of salt though, since several of the drives listed may have only borderline compatibility with +RW discs, and it might depend upon whether or not the compatibility bit is set. (I can't really say more than that, since I use a Panasonic setup myself - DVD-RAM/-R.)
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