Pioneer DVR-108 in stock. 16x DVD+R/-R $129

[decay]

http://www.esbuy.com/pioneerdvr1081.html

i'm sure the price will drop, but if you need it now, it's $129 shipped.

Toast 6.0.7 supports it, too.

dk

[chikanakan]

The Pioneer 108 firmware is really buggy now, so be careful. For example for the Toast to see the DVD+R DL correctly, the media must be inserted in the drive, then Toast must be launched.

If you launch Toast and then put in the DVD+R DL, the drive will not detect the media correctly.

The Pioneer drive does 4x DVD+R DL which is very cool, and it sets the book type to DVD-ROM so the disc is compatible.

Pioneer just needs to fix the firmware bug.

[djsteve1]

Will the 108 be recognized as a superdrive by iApps and OSX if mounted internally?

[tommyoz]

Alright, Pioneer delivered as promised. Now all they have to do is come out with the - (minus) version.

I wonder if any of the current DL burners will be upgradeable to 4X speed.

[tompika]

The Pioneer drive does 4x DVD+R DL which is very cool, and it sets the book type to DVD-ROM so the disc is compatible.

Great news...

[decay]

First report from an owner of a 108:

http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/

" PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-108 (4x Dual Layer DVD+R rated, 16x DVD+R/-R rated), Firmware 1.04.
G4/AGP Tower (w/Gigadesign G4/933) running 10.3.4

• (Using) Apple standard driver:
DVD Player 4.0 works. (there's no native iApps burn support for the 108 drive, too new - so patchburn II profile used.)

• After Patchburn II:
iTunes 4.6 was supported.
iDVD 4.0.1 was burned. (using DVD-R)
Finder Burning was supported.
Apple software has not supported DVD+R DL.

• Toast Ti 6.0.7 (update last week for Dual Layer burner support, including this drive model) - DVD+R DL 4x was supported.
Another Mac recognizes as DVD-ROM after burning DVD+R DL with Toast Ti 6.0.7. (Unlike some other drives like the Sony 700 model, which was reported to burn DL discs that may not be read in many players and older drives. See news.com story on this issue.)
• Bootable from CD.
-Taka"

xlr8yourmac is a great site.
dk