Powerbook superdrive reads DVD-RAM

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I know this is not very popular and I suppose you folks could careless...but just fyi...I just purchased my first mac...the powerbook 15' and it reads DVD-RAM disk. The superdrive is model uj-835e. I mention this only cause I've read some where around here previously that the ability to read DVD-RAM disk had been turned off. :headphone
 
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i thought that DVD-RAM came in a cartridge?
 
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I believe they are cartridge type disks.
 
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yea thats what i though so how the heck can a PB read them?
 
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dvd-ram doesnt have to be cartridge, the dvd will last longer if you keep it in a cartridge (ie will last more rewrites)...i have a panasonic set top box dvd-recorder (you know, the ones you connect to the TV) it came with a dvd-ram disc that had no caddy (looks like normaly dvd),but i also bought a double sided disc that was in a caddy to go with it too!

pretty good that dvd-ram works, who actually makes the superdrives? or does it vary? i think LG and panasonic are the main people who bother to include dvd-ram in any of thier pc based drives.
 
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zeta101 said:
dvd-ram doesnt have to be cartridge, the dvd will last longer if you keep it in a cartridge (ie will last more rewrites)...i have a panasonic set top box dvd-recorder (you know, the ones you connect to the TV) it came with a dvd-ram disc that had no caddy (looks like normaly dvd),but i also bought a double sided disc that was in a caddy to go with it too!

pretty good that dvd-ram works, who actually makes the superdrives? or does it vary? i think LG and panasonic are the main people who bother to include dvd-ram in any of thier pc based drives.
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Thanks for clarifying. My drive seems to be made by Matsh1ta uj-835e I heard the uj-845 can actually be firm graded to do dual layer...wish the 835 made the cut.
 

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