Recommended blank media

Hello, I have a MBP 2.16 and would like to know what the recommended CD-R and DVD-R are. Not just brands, but speed. I'm confused as to whether I should be buying 8x or 16x, etc...
Thanks,
Scott

Scott,
I've had the best luck with Verbatim media. I've not seen any issues at all with CDs, regardless of the rated speed of the CD. As far as CDs are concerned, I would buy the fastest available.
DVDs, on the other hand, can be difficult. Logic says that a DVD rated at up to 16X should be burnable at any speed under that (including 8X). In practice, however, I have found that the optical drives used by Apple (not just in the MBP) often have difficulty recognizing a 16X disk as writable at 8X. In these cases, the drive defaults to 2X; not a desirable result. If you can find them, I recommend you purchase 8X media. Verbatim, if possible, but 8X by any means.
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