What speed/s of CD and DVD do I buy??

Hey
I'm using a superdrive eMac (10..3.9)
I'm going to buy some blank CDs and DVDs for buring and I was wondering which CDs to buy. If you need to know what speed my CD is please tell me where to look and what to click on to find out!
Thank You!

First, welcome to the discussions.
There are so many things that can affect your burning expieriance.
Format,
Speed of the Media,
Software you use,
Burner Installed on your Mac
2 very important points to remember
CD-R and DVD-R Media are the most widely recognised and used across the board, for both optical drives(Burners) and Players.
SPEED of the Media doesn't seem to be an issue with CD.
Speed, is however with DVD.
The older DVD Burners are only capable of burning at 1X and 2X speed.
Many of these burners need you to use a very slow speed media.
It is very hard to find this slow media. There is a better allternitive.
All CD and DVD Media Manufactures boast of reverse compatibilty.
So again this is not a biggy for CD's but how different for DVD's.
Now a days, just about everything you see is 8X or 16X
Again all boast of being reverse compatible, meaning in the perfect world you can use 8X or 16X media on your Superdrive.
HOWEVER CHEAP MEDIA is a problem where this is concerned.
Follow this Media Guide, when buying.
http://www.digitalfaq.com/media/dvdmedia.htm
I have a 2 year old powerbook with a Matshita UJ 815 it will only burn at 4X MAX, most of the time only 2X.
I done suffered all of the same problems as everyone has in finding the best for copying.
I did a ton of homework to learn all I could about the subject.
I gave you the Media Guide.
I use MAXELL 16X DVD-R Media
Use caution when purchasing media. Read the packaging be sure that it will burn 1X,2X,4X,8X,16X.
Always let your Software determine your burning speed.
To start off do not choose burn speed manually.
Here is another very important link to read throughly.
There is a lot of information to digest, take your time and familuarize your self with terms and definitions.
http://www.videohelp.com/dvd
Sorry, I was a little windy, but it will be to your advantage to learn all you can.
Cheers Don

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