Re: Apple Lags Behind On DVD-R/RWs?


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John Slade wrote:
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John Slade wrote:
If there is any more proof that Apple is lagging behind on it's
novelty machines, just look at the Mini and the iMac. All models have
8x DVD-R/RW drives. Why don't they have 16x, 18x or even 20x DVD-R/RWs
on their mainstream computers. Dell and HP have computers that are
cheaper that come with faster drives. I'll tell you the reason, when
you make a proprietary novelty machine, it's hard to upgrade to the
next drive. Right now I can put a Blue-Ray player on a Dell or HP
computer, do that with Apple's mainstream computers. To get a Blue-Ray
player inside a Mini or iMac, you have to wait until Apple designs a
new one, if they don't plan to drop the turkey that is. Your only
choice is to buy a USB drive and that means more desk clutter which
negates the main selling point of the Mini and iMac. The only Mac that
has a newer DVD-R/RW is the Mac Pro and who is dumb enough to buy a
$2500 machine just to get a better optical drive? For those who don't
know, the reason the Mac Pro has a drive is because it has a big case
where you can install an off the shelf drive in it easily.
Guffaw! Because the vendors can't put a reliable RW dvd out at those
higher speeds, that's why.

That's why most people use DVD-Rs not DVD-RWs. The "R" means
"recordable" not ROM in this case.


You missed the point on this one.
When you insert a blank DVD into an Apple dvd drive and using the disk
utility tool,
and have something to record, the tool makes a suggestion of a lower speed
for a
successful burn. Then it verifys the burn. Going faster may make a
coaster or on
a rewrittable dvd a redo. So is speed such a big deal?

You know what? When I put a blank DVD-R in, a menu pops up asking me
what program I want to use with the disk. I can choose to burn a data disk
or whatever from any number of programs. I choose Nero and drag and drop the
files I want copied. Then when I hit burn, it allows me to burn at maximum
speed or I can drop down that menu to pick a slower speed. I ALWAYS use
maximum with my Verbatim media. I burnt at 16x every time. Out of about 220
DVDs burned, I have had maybe three coasters and they were ALL due to a
corrupted file. I think if you're worried about the Mac's DVD drive burning
a coaster, if you go faster then 8x, then it shows you have little faith in
Apple hardware. I can understand this because you've been using Macs for a
while. I don't worry about faster speeds. I verify every disk through a
separate program because I just like it better, I could use verify with Nero
as I burn also. However I find that all those disk are burned just fine. So
you saying that burning at faster speeds is pure horse ***, well unless you
go and buy the cheap ass junk media they sell to people who don't know. Hey
maybe Apple could start making blank DVDs to their "high standards", stamp a
big read Apple with a bite taken out of it and sell them for $5 bucks a
piece. The Mac Kook Zealots would buy that *** without question and claim
it's better than the media PC users use. Well that is until they find out
it's rebranded Taiyo Yuden or Mitsubishi Chemicals DVDs.

LOL That's a good one. "You don't want faster speeds because you might
get errors." Yea right, then why the *** does Apple put a 16x DVD writer on
it's Mac Pro?

John


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