Cd burn laser power error

i have a brand new macbok pro and ive had it for two weeks and this is the fisrt time ive tried burning a disc and an error message pops up that says: "Unable to burn disc.The device failed to calibrate the laser power for this media." I cant figure out how to fix this. Ive tried reinstalling itunes and ive restarted my mcabook plenty of times. please help me!
thnaks, Derrik

I've been getting the same "The device failed to calibrate the laser power level for this media." error. I've burned over a hundred DVD's using the same media and now the last 5 or so have failed with this error.
I tried another brand and still the same error. I also tried the International Language and compressed air fixes. Nothing. Still the same error.
My Macbook Pro as the Matshita UJ-857E drive.
Has anyone been able to fix this problem? My next step is to buy a CD/DVD drive lens cleaning kit.
Thanks,
Ken

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