Dual Layer DVD suggestions?

Well, I just caught my knee on my dvd tray and snapped it off. "Kneedless" to say, I'm not real happy! But I was thinking of getting a dual layer anyway. I scanned past posts and it seems the Pioneer 110 had made some users happy. Are you still happy? Does it work with idvd? I mainly use toast but occasionally use idvd. Is there anything to watch for or weird problems? Anybody have a suggestion for a different model drive? I'm not as interested in saving money as I am getting a reliable drive that will work with idvd and toast.
Thanks for any feedback and/or tips!
PS I guess I should have said that this is for a G5 running 10.3.9. I am currently using toast 6 but will upgrade to 7 with the new burner.

Go with the NEC 3550 or the Pioneer 110. Both can be found at www.newegg.com for around $40. If I remember correctly, the NEC may burn CDs a bit faster than the Pioneer, but that's about it. I have 7 NEC 3540s in a DVD copy tower as well as a pair of Pioneers in my G4... Could not be happier with either of them. While Both are extremely well made drives, I personally prefer the Pioneer.
You would have to look really hard to find DVD burners which aren't dual layer; these are, but I have never burned dual layer discs before. Should work fine...
You may need to set your sleep prefs to "never sleep" if you get problems, but then again maybe not. There can be different problems with different machines.
You will probably have to install patchburn ( do a google), which is a really easy to install utility which merely tells OS X to acknowledge the drive as compatible. If you do not, the drive will only work with 3rd party apps. if you do, it will work flawlessly with all Apple apps.

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