[MacDV] Dual layer drive recommendations?

[Gerhard]

I meant to reply to this message a while back but never got around to 
it.  I purchased a LaCie d2 Firewire Dual Layer DVD burner last October 
and have been happy with it.  My drive does not contain a Pioneer drive 
but rather a Nec DVD RW ND 3500AG and it works with all the iLife apps. 
  Actually I think I had to apply Patch Burn before it worked with 
iLife.

If you want to see my setup click this link:  
http://homepage.mac.com/gerhardk/Voting/PhotoAlbum79.html

Gerhard

On Feb 8, 2005, at 2:07 AM, Brett Conlon wrote:

>
> G'day,
>
> Any recommendations for a dual layer DVD burner? My reseller is 
> wanting to sell me a LaCie. I believe it has a Pioneer mechanism in 
> it.
>
> I was also looking at the LaCie bus powered units. Anyone tried them? 
> I use an external bus powered 7600rpm Wiebetech drive that sometimes 
> seems to audibly labour (power wise) on my 17". I've been able to 
> successfully daisy chain other bus-powered drives (small 5400rpm 
> drives) to it without a problem and have captured off my camera 
> through it. With this in mind would it possibly be unwise to attach a 
> bus powered burner to the Wiebetech drive and burn through it?
>
> Also, is there such a disc as DVD dual layer re-writables? If so do 
> they require specific drives to be able to format and re-write to 
> them?
>
> Ta muchly,
>
> Cojcolds_______________________________________________