DVDs that worked on the older computer get spat out in the macbook pro

My imac G4 could pretty much only read and write on Sony DVD-R Ver. 2.0/1x-8x. It could write on TDK DVD-R 8x but not read it.
Now the new macbook pro can read the TDKs with out any problems but not the many SONY dvds that I have been using on the imac g4. Is there anything I can do except sit and hope the firmware update (if and when it comes out) will fix this problem?
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-857

From what I gather, it seems that the new superdrive is stuffed in the MBP so it isn't as forgiving as previous laptops. What I've read from other postings is that this particular drive is used in many other platforms, but the MBP is definitely the first to cram it in less than an inch of clearance. Apparently if your computer is running hot, you are more likely to run into some issues. There is no current firmware as of yet for these Intel based systems. So it is probably a mixture of both circumstances. Hopefully there will be some sort of solution in the future for these and related drive issues. Check out some of the other postings and some people have found which discs work better and you will find some interesting if not unorthodox techniques to solve the issues for now.

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