[habibman]

Hello,

I bought my MBP in September of this year. I do not remember what the specifications on the website said then, but I don't think the MBP has since been updated. Online it says the 15" comes with an 8x Superdrive. I remember this being the case when I bought mine as well, but I can't remember exactly.

I just burned my first DVD today. It was a data disc using Finder. The max speed (As indicated by Finder) was 4x. I checked out system profiler and here is what is says (I have indicated in Bold what I believe to be most important):

HL-DT-ST DVDRW GSA-S10N:

Firmware Revision: AP09
Interconnect: ATAPI
Burn Support: Yes (Apple Shipping Drive)
Cache: 2048 KB
Reads DVD: Yes
CD-Write: -R, -RW
DVD-Write: -R, -R DL, -RW, +R, +R DL, +RW
Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, CD-Raw, DVD-DAO
Media:
Type: DVD+R
ID: RITEK R03
Blank: Yes
Erasable: No
Overwritable: Yes
Appendable: Yes
Write Speeds: 2.4x, 4x


I was wondering if anyone can explain what is going on here. Am I wrong, or was I wronged, or something else all together?

Thanks!

[Mister Elf]

It's probably a limitation of the disc - cheap media will not be capable of burning at full speed.

[habibman]

The DVD disc I used says 8x on it.

Also, I am not sure that explains what is written in the system profiler.

[Mister Elf]

The System Profiler shows the write speeds that the disc, not the drive, are capable of. If you have any alternative media, try that and see if it works.

[habibman]

ah, I see...

OK, will see what I can find, thanks.