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Mac superdrive dvd-r

From: Anthony Lawrence <tony@pcunix.com>
Subject: Re: Mac Superdrive limitations....
Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2002 13:02:24 -0500
References: <20021215120417.22407.00000120@mb-md.aol.com> 

Ken Rutherford wrote:
> Anyone else using a G4 Superdrive? I have a Mac 1ghz DP and  recently found out
> that they do NOT read DVD+R disks. Well, I can live with that, but now, I am
> facing the reality that they do not read DVD-RW disks either. This DVD burning
> venture is turning out to be an expensive hobby! Blank DVD's are $4-$5 each.
> Not as easy to throw one away as a CD. I believe this was poor planning on
> Apple's part. I could have saved $$ if the Superdrive could read DVD-RW that I
> could use as a "test" disk.  Anyone else agree?  Curious if  the current
> Superdrive could be patched  or upgraded to read DVD-RW, or is this possible?

Panasonic recently announced drives that can read and write DVD-RAM, 
DVD-RW, DVD-R, CD-R and CD-RW.  Whether they will be compatible with 
Macs I do not know - they seem to be concentrating on IDE interfaces but 
see http://www.consumerdvreviews.com/news/1102/11182002_01.asp for more.

DVD+R is a different thing entirely BTW.  However, DVD-RW and DVD+RW 
both share the ability to be over-written 1,000 times (DVD-RAM can be 
written 100,000 times!).  That takes the sting out of the cost, but 
unfortunately DVD-R is (as you know) write once.



-- 
Tony Lawrence
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