New internal DVD drive does not burn at true speed

2 years ago, I bought a Pioneer 8x DVD/CD internal drive for my G4. The highest speed it burns at true 1 second to 1 second speed is 6x. When I select the 8x, every second that ticks off in Toast averages 2 to 5 seconds.
Fast forward to today! I just purchased and installed an NEC Model:_NEC DVD_RW ND-3550A, a 16x with dual layer capabilities.
I am having similar issues with the burn times. Not only are the seconds lasting 2-5 or more seconds but it gets down to about a minute left and I get a drive error message. I cannot succesfully burn at 16x even with speed issues. I tried it at 12x and 8x. I get a successful burn with 8x but each second lasts 2-4 seconds.
I downloaded the PatchBurn program and tried it with no improving results.
I looked at the NEC web site and all they offer for firmware is Windows based. Is there something that needs to be done to get the drive to burn actual 16x? OR is this an incompatibility issue between PCs and Macs?
I'd be happy to read your advice and suggestions.
Thanks. Scott
PowerMac G4 Mac OS X (10.3.9)

NecFlash.
If your mac is not an MDD G4, you will never get 16X burns, as the ATAPI bus on older G4's does not support the transfer mode required.
Beyond that, 16X is max rated speed, not actual burn speed across entire burn process.
Make sure your version Toast is updated to last revision (5.2.3) (6.1.1), etc.,
WWJD's comments per disc space & fragmentation are also considerations when burning DVD's.

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