Super Drive not so super??

I have a week old MBP and decided to use the Super Drive to burn some DVD's.
This is an already made project. I have the AUDIO_TS and VIDEO_TS files that I use to make DVD's. I have always used Nero and just put the files on it and set it to go. It usually takes about 15 minutes a disk for a 115 min project.
On the MBP, I am nearly to 2 hours now. It finished burning and is now verifying.
What is up with this?
Why is it taking so long? The OX reported that the disk was burnable at 8x, should have taken 15 minutes like my PC does.
Please help, this is not better.
Thanks,
Kirk

Thanks for the reply. I did get a quote, as per my previous post: "The MacStore in my area wants to charge $40 just to look at my laptop. God knows how much it'd cost for the 'repair'." It's the only Mac retailer / service center in my city (other than places that sell but don't service Macs) and they charge $40 / hr, minimum of $40 charge just to look at a computer; not including repair (if the repair takes over 1 hour, not including parts).
I've searched these forums (and other websites) for a solution, and given that this is likely a driver issue, my only real solution is to roll-back my BootCamp or drivers - which others have reported being far more destructive than constructive.
I'm confident it was cheaper to buy the external drive from NewEgg, and I'm quite happy with it. It burns far faster than my built-in SuperDrive ever did, and I get to use it on my other laptops. I've never had to "burn on the road", so, no big deal I guess that I can't use the built-in drive.
I don't have AppleCare - I've heard "SUCH" great things about Macs (e.g. "They can't get viruses!" lawlz), and it was bought as a secondary computer. My HP came with one year warranty, unlimited phone calls and quick e-mail response (no joke, I've had to use it). My Mac? 90 days? My MacBook Pro cost twice as much, and other than having a brighter screen, it's been a worse purchase on all accounts.

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