DVD: To Burn or not to Burn

javacowboyjavacowboy
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in Current Mac Hardware edited January 2014
I'm about to order the MacMini, but I just can't decide whether or not to include a SuperDrive.



What are the pros of having a DVD burner?



Is there software to burn DVD movies?



Can data DVDs I burn be read with any run-of-the mill DVD-ROM?



Is Apple's DVD burner the best of the competing standards?

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  • Reply 1 of 7
    ipodandimacipodandimac Posts: 3,273member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by JavaCowboy

    I'm about to order the MacMini, but I just can't decide whether or not to include a SuperDrive.



    What are the pros of having a DVD burner?



    Is there software to burn DVD movies?



    Can data DVDs I burn be read with any run-of-the mill DVD-ROM?



    Is Apple's DVD burner the best of the competing standards?



    well.....



    the pros are obvious. you can burn dvds



    there's this app called iDVD that burns movies.



    i believe so



    superdrive is not the best burner around, but i'm sure it's fine for your needs. as long as youre not pirating movies or doing pro work (which you obviously arent), the superdrive is great.



    if you think you'll be burning dvds for any reason, get it.
  • Reply 2 of 7
    macasaurusmacasaurus Posts: 243member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by JavaCowboy

    I'm about to order the MacMini, but I just can't decide whether or not to include a SuperDrive.



    What are the pros of having a DVD burner?



    Is there software to burn DVD movies?



    Can data DVDs I burn be read with any run-of-the mill DVD-ROM?



    Is Apple's DVD burner the best of the competing standards?



    I plan on buying an external firewire enclosure and then buying an internal DVD R+-W drive.
  • Reply 3 of 7
    placeboplacebo Posts: 5,767member
    Remember that you may not be able to easily replace the built-in optical drive, because Apple really worked to cram it in there.
  • Reply 4 of 7
    gene cleangene clean Posts: 3,481member
    I think he means that he will be putting the internal drive into the firewire enclosure and use it as an external dvd burner - which is, what I plan on doing.
  • Reply 5 of 7
    g_warreng_warren Posts: 713member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Gene Clean

    I think he means that he will be putting the internal drive into the firewire enclosure and use it as an external dvd burner - which is, what I plan on doing.



    What is wrong with the SuperDrive? Someone commented that it is not the best DVD burner - why not? Thanks
  • Reply 6 of 7
    stupider...likeafoxstupider...likeafox Posts: 1,618member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Gene Clean

    I think he means that he will be putting the internal drive into the firewire enclosure and use it as an external dvd burner - which is, what I plan on doing.



    I also suggested this to two friends (one getting an iBook, the other the Mac mini). What I'm slightly wary about is the fact that iDVD apparently only works with internal drives without applying a hack.



    Anyone got any experience with external drives and iDVD?
  • Reply 7 of 7
    macasaurusmacasaurus Posts: 243member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by G_Warren

    What is wrong with the SuperDrive? Someone commented that it is not the best DVD burner - why not? Thanks



    Stock superdrives from apple are usually really slow. For example, 4x write speeds for DVD+/-R (I think). Compare this to an external drive that can write DVDs at 16x.
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