Burn errors on HL-DT-ST DVD-RW GWA-4165B in a G5 Quad

Hi!
I'm trying to archive a ton of photos onto DVD+R DLs using Toast 7.1 on our HL-DT-ST DVD-RW GWA-4165B, and I am constantly getting data mismatches upon verification. I mean, I've only had 1 out of 10 DVDs burn correctly! We're using Verbatim DVD+R DL (MKM.....001) discs. Here are the specs to the machine.
G5 Quad 2.5 MHz w/ 8GB RAM
HL-DT-ST DVD-RW GWA-4165B:
Firmware Revision: C006
Interconnect: ATAPI
Burn Support: Yes (Apple Shipped/Supported)
Cache: 0 KB
Reads DVD: Yes
CD-Write: -R, -RW
DVD-Write: -R, -RW
Burn Underrun Protection CD: Yes
Burn Underrun Protection DVD: Yes
Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, CD-Raw, DVD-DAO
Media:
Media Type: DVD+R DL
Blank: No
Erasable: No
Overwritable: No
Appendable: No
Any suggestions? I really appreciate your help!
Cheers,
Rey

It could very well be the drive that's at fault here. The Verbatims that you were trying first are generally regarded as being the best media for DVD+R DL burning.
While I don't have any experience with the drive you have, I have successfully burned more than 30 Verbatim DVD+R DL discs (the MKM media code, like you have) in my Pioneer DVR-110D. I've burned them from DVD Studio Pro (which burns at maximum speed), and from Toast as slower speeds. I've yet to have a burn failure.
Maybe in the long run it's less expensive to replace the drive with a Pioneer than to keep getting burn failures with your existing drive. I don't know the price of the drives in Australia (they're about $35 - $40 USD here in the U.S.), but the discs are about $2.50 - $3.00 USD, so it doesn't take many repeated burn failures before a new drive would pay for itself.

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<pre>--------------------------------------------------------
HL-DT-ST DVD-RW GWA-4165B:
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Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, CD-Raw, DVD-DAO
Media: No
--------------------------------------------------------</pre>
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