Best DVD's

My powerbook i bought last year and would like to know what speed discs to use. I think the drive is a x4 does it matter if I use x8 or faster as long as I set the speed to record at x4. What are the best discs to use

TLP, I am sure that there will be some disagreement here goes..
I have found that there is so much inconsistancy in the Drives and burners..
and this is even more so with the media on the market...
I have found that you can purchase just about any brand of media.
(Take your choice) You will find that you will get bad media that simply will not burn.. (Quality Issue).. This is true with all Manufactures..
You will find that there are those that are more reliable than others, but the fact is. I have purchased several different brands..TDK...SONY....MEMOREX..
I have had issues with all of them, The bad part is there is no rhymn nor reason..as to why, normally you don't find out untill you get an error message either during the burn or in verifiing...Again the error messages we recieve as users NO ONE CAN READ....These errors more times than not are of some obscure code that only the drive manufacture or the media or hardware makers can interpret.
This is by design ( I Think) The Movie and recording industrys are so parinoid about copying there material, I think this because of less than optimum in all 3 areas of ..Hardware(Burners).. Software... Media( Quality)...
I am sorry to say we as users suffer from all this..
Just read the issues in these fourms...Poor burner preformance..
Inconsistant MEDIA...
Until such time as the consumer is given the best of the best in all the mentioned areas we will have to suffer through by trial and error when we have a problem ......Cheers,,,Don

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