Burning hd w/ mac pro

hello. anyone using their mac pro for hd editing - and authoring - can you recommend a good hd burner or tell me what you have in your second drive bay that you use for burning hd dvds?
thx

What kind of discs are you trying to burn. Seems like Toast is trying to figure out what the specks of the disc are before burning. I have a new Mac Pro and have not had a problem. I have used Verbatim discs with no problem. I would first try a different brand. I have found that some burners can be picky.
Hope this helps you a bit.

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