I'll keep that in mind..I'm within driving of 2 apple stores, so that's a possiblity. I'm going to be doing a LOT of burning today, so if there is a problem with the burner, I'd think it'd make it self known under the workload.. On Wed, 18 Jan 2006 10:35:58 -0600, Fred Terry wrote: > I want to second Richard's suggestion about the burner. I tried to burn a > DVD on my new AL Powerbook about five weeks after I got it. I wasn't able to > successfully burn a DVD no matter the kind/brand of media I used, the size > of the image or whether I was using the Finder or Toast. I'm lucky enough to > live close to an Apple store and took it to the Genius Bar. They confirmed > my suspicions and ordered a new burner. If you are within warranty, you > might want to go that route. It will be a headache if you have to ship it.