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Markus 05 December 2006 07:08 PM

Blank DVD media for Intel iMac
 
Afternoon/Evening All,
I'll be a big boy and admit it, I'm a DVD-R, -RW, +R, +RW, +R DL, virgin.

I'm guessing from what I posted above, that DVD-RW and DVD+RW are similar to CD-RW, in other words, nicely re-writable, which would be perfect for what I want (it's actually a boot CD, so RW would be great as I can update the boot dvd when OS updates are released)

Do I want DVD-RW or DVD+RW. From the look of System Profiler the drive is actually ħR/W as it says +RW and -RW), which is better, or does it not matter?

So, recommend me some decent media :)

Freelance Badger 05 December 2006 08:24 PM


Originally Posted by Markus
Afternoon/Evening All,
I'll be a big boy and admit it, I'm a DVD-R, -RW, +R, +RW, +R DL, virgin.

I'm guessing from what I posted above, that DVD-RW and DVD+RW are similar to CD-RW, in other words, nicely re-writable, which would be perfect for what I want (it's actually a boot CD, so RW would be great as I can update the boot dvd when OS updates are released)

Do I want DVD-RW or DVD+RW. From the look of System Profiler the drive is actually ħR/W as it says +RW and -RW), which is better, or does it not matter?

So, recommend me some decent media :)


I use DVD - R in mine - assume it would be the same for RW

Markus 05 December 2006 08:28 PM

Any particular brand?

Freelance Badger 05 December 2006 08:51 PM


Originally Posted by Markus
Any particular brand?


Datawrite Yellow 4.7 GB - or whatever is on offer at Big Pockets...

Markus 05 December 2006 09:03 PM

Thanks :) Co-worker of mine suggested that Memorex seem to be pretty good as well.

gotmashed 05 December 2006 09:10 PM

rambox.co.uk has some very good deals on dvd+r/dvd-r 100 blanks for £20ish

Bajie 05 December 2006 09:22 PM

I'm an even bigger fool, I was under the impression the imac was DVD + media only!!

HankScorpio 05 December 2006 09:57 PM

If you're going to play in standalone players, check for the player as a fair few only support one type (mine is JVC and only plays -r)


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