Dual Layer DVD Help

Hi All, I was thinking of purchase a Dual Layer DVD burner from ebay (Apple USB 2.0 External 20x Double Layer DVD Burner; Mac/PC) and was wondering if there are any known issues. I've got a superdrive now but I would like the extra space when creating home movies from iMovie to iDVD. Will iDVD recognize the external DVD burner so I can choose single or dual layer to burn my project Please keep in mind, I'm using a Dual 1 ghz G4 (MMD) and running iDVD 7.0.3 Thanks Scott

Hello,
Your computer is fine for support of a double-layer superdrive. Just make sure to plug it into the ATA-66 port on the logic board if you plan to burn in speeds of 16-20x or more.
ATA-3 won't handle full burns at 20x.

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