Firewire 800 enough for burn using dual burners? And what drive to buy?

I have a Mac Pro with a SuperDrive. (I think it's a Pioneer).
Tomorrow I'll open the lid and check if the connectors are SATA or IDE.
Being either one, I now wonder if I can continue to burn from my external FW800 disc, using the "multiple burner option" in Toast Titanium 10?
Or should I place the data on the system drive and burn from there instead?
And when I'm about to buy a new burner, should I go for a BD burner, anyway?
And the most important thing: what drive should I buy?
Thanks,
Niklas
Message was edited by: Niklas Wikman

Looks like the current burner (Pioneer DVR-112D, rev. BC14) is connected over ATA/ATAPI.
So I'll have to look for a DVD burner with IDE interface, then?
(And then I guess BD is not an option)
My Mac Pro is a 3,1 with Quad-Core Intel Xeon. SMC (fwiw) is 1.25f4
Any tips/recommendation is higly appreciated!
Message was edited by: Niklas Wikman

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