Sony DRX710UL

[MerlinMacuser]

Hey there!

Mrs. Santa got me a new dual layer DVD burner! She bought me the Sony DRX710UL although I see on the MacWarehouse (CDW) site that the model number for the Mac compatible version is DRX710UL-T.

So before I open the box, can anyone tell me if this will work with my G5?

Thanks and happy holidays!

[MerlinMacuser]

I just answered my own question: I think the "T" stands for the copy of Toast Lite that is included with the Mac compatible unit since this one works just fine and Toast ver 6 recognized it as soon as I activated it. No additional drivers to load in OS 10.3.7! Really makes me glad once again that I own a Mac!

I'm burning a copy of a 4.7 GB dvd from my Mac's Superdrive to the beautiful Sony external in 13 minutes on Verbatim 4x -R media (movie reel). Then I will test it in my Yamaha D-2300 Mark II player.

It writes on both + & - R & RW disks at up to 16x and writes + R DL at 2.4x.

Sony has DL media for sale for @ 9.99 US at their Sonystyle online store. Seems a bit steep yet.

[AntnyMD]

Yes the media price is still steep. You can get discs at Dell through the end of the year for $5.65 each in packs of three after rebate.


[Update:] Just noticed they've gone up $2 since the other day.

[macuser25]

yes, this is a great drive. sony and roxio announced a few months ago that they were bundling toast.

[consumer_x]

congrats on the gift!
Thanks also for clarifying the differences in model numbers...I shall file the info away for future use.
cheers!

[Andrew Robinson]

Just got DRX710UL. Am using it with HP Pavilion a330n. Can unit be used without the Nero bundle included with the unit?

[MerlinMacuser]

Nero is a Windows program. In order to use this unit with a Mac you need to have some kind of DVD authoring and /or burning software installed.

Look for the freeware PatchBurn which will allow your Sony to burn from the desktop or buy Toast from Roxio/Sonic. That's all you need to use this with a Mac. The model number DRX710UL-T comes with a copy of Toast Lite so it can be read by a Mac. However PatchBurn should work to let you use it with iDVD.

[MerlinMacuser]

Just got DRX710UL. Am using it with HP Pavilion a330n. Can unit be used without the Nero bundle included with the unit?

Sorry Andrew, I know very little about the world of Windows or HP systems. I don't even know what a a330n might be. You may not realize but you've posted your question in a Mac users forum. Suggest trying one where they speak Windows.

Is there some reason why you can't load the Nero bundle that came with the drive? Seems like that would be a good place to start.

[saltyFISHscales]

MERLIN,

i too got the windows version, and have not tried hooking it up yet. I noticed you said youdidnt have to load any drivers, have you found any problems yet? Will this drive show up on my desktop like an exteral hard drive? Or will I have to find it? (i just got my Mac, and i'm still not familiar with the OS)...

[MerlinMacuser]

Salty, NO PROBLEMS! This is a great drive.

As far as I can tell, there are NO differences between the PC and Mac versions except the Mac version comes with Toast Lite. If you have a dvd burning application like Dragon Burn or Toast already, you should have no problems. Welcome to the Mac!

[dcsos]

Quoth Salty

Will this drive show up on my desktop like an exteral hard drive?

No it won't...but....The media you put in it will though