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Advice on DVD-R (or+R) for my iMac 800
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Wyoming
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Well, the burner in my little white iMac seems to have given up the ghost. It reads disks, but constantly coasters disks when trying to burn.
So, I'm looking for a decent, reasonably priced external that will do the same duty. I'd be willing to slap something in an enclosure if the price were significantly less than a comparable pre-built.
Any advice?
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Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Minneapolis, MN
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First choice would be the Pioneer DVR-107D, at $83 shipped. This one is natively supported in OS 10.3.3 and later. Burns DVD-Rs and DVD+Rs at 8x too.
Second choice would be the NEC ND-2510A, for $69 shipped. This one is not natively supported in OS X, but it is the drive used by LaCie for their external DVD burners so they have OS X drivers that work in 10.3.2 or later. Plus, this one is a dual-layer drive. You can burn single layer DVD-Rs and DVD+Rs at 8x like the Pioneer, but you can also burn dual layer DVD+Rs at 2.4x. Keep in mind, burning a 9 GB DVD at only 2.4x will take a long time, but at least you will have the capability.
As for an enclosure, there are a bunch that will work fine. I got all these prices from NewEgg.com, and they have plenty of 5.25" Firewire enclosures there as well. The cheapest is $40, but if you're willing to spend $10 or $15 more you can get a nicer looking one that doesn't have a noisy fan in it.
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Join Date: Aug 2004
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Thanks, this is really helpful. I'd actually never visited NewEgg. Great stuff.
Is there anyway to see what bridge is being used in these different enclosures?
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Join Date: Oct 1999
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Have you tried cleaning the drive in the iMac?
Buy a DVD cleaner disc, you may find it's dirt that is preventing quality burns, reading is easier as there is error correction.
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Join Date: Aug 2004
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Yeah, I've done it several times. It's possible that it just REALLY dirty.
I generally get about 99% done in Toast, and then get a media error . . . 
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