Which CD/DVD Writer?

[Basilrsa]

Sorry if this has been raised on this forum.
What is the best writer for my MBP?
I am a convert from Windows and find this aspect of the OSX confusing.
Thanks

 

[ponder]

Burn does the job.

 

[MickeyD]

Sony, Pioneer or LG (that's what my mate at work used).

 

[koffiejunkie]

I am a convert from Windows and find this aspect of the OSX confusing.

Are you asking about hardware or software? I'm assuming software. Check out Toast Titanium.

 

[ponder]

Check out Toast Titanium.

US$80 :wtf:

 

[koffiejunkie]

US$80 :wtf:

Rougly the same as Nero, I imagine. If you just want to chuck files on a disc, then the built-in tools are sufficient. But if you want to get fancy, you're always going to have to pay for something decent. Or use Linux.

 

[ponder]

Rougly the same as Nero, I imagine. If you just want to chuck files on a disc, then the built-in tools are sufficient. But if you want to get fancy, you're always going to have to pay for something decent. Or use Linux.

K3b is still my favourite burning app of all time. Wonder how hard it would be to install in OS X.

 

[koffiejunkie]

K3b is still my favourite burning app of all time. Wonder how hard it would be to install in OS X.

Hard. KDE4 is being ported to OS X though, so that might be less hard some time in the future. I've tried to make konsole work but it was too much trouble. I like K3B too...

 

[Sputnik]

Burn does the job.

+1 works great for me.
I use disk utility for about 99% else, e.g. creating iso's and burning them.
The rest of my content is all electronic and stay that way.

 

[macboer]

i've never had to use 3rd party burning.

 

[GreGorGy]

LiquidCD http://www.maconnect.ch/ is my weapon of choice. Like Burn, it is a very capable free challenger to Toast's throne. Toast has earned itself a very bad reputation globally not for it usability but rather Roxio's upgrade policy.

 

[Synaesthesia]

To burn files: Make a burn folder with Finder, drag files into it, then burn.
To burn audio/mp3 cd's: iTunes.
To copy disks and burn disk images: Disk Utility.

No need for 3rd party software generally.