Is the Macbooks Superdrive Dual Layer????

I wish the MacBook burned Dual Layer, I read the specs at Apples site and knew it didn't but when I bought my MacBook at Compusa theres an Apple Representative in there that handles the Apple computers and he tried to convince me they did burn them. what a bunch of crap especially someone directly from Apple.

No, you don't get my point.

The description of the MacBook is misleading in the respect of Dual Layer. All optical drives which read DVD are able to read Dual Layer, from what I know. Even the cheapest DVD-ROM reads Dual Layer, because DVD movies are Dual Layer, and all DVD-ROMs have to have the ability to play DVD movies.

Why is it misleading? I'll answer that with a question: Why tell us it's Dual Layer, when ALL DVD drives are Dual Layer readable? It's stating the obvious, something so obvious it could be taken the wrong way. People see SuperDrive and they think DVD burner and CD burner, when they see DL SuperDrive they think Dual Layer DVD burner and CD burner. Do you get where I'm going with this? It would be less misleading if the DL wasn't in the name of the drive.

It is not misleading in any way. Yes, you and I know that virtually all DVD-ROM drives are able to read DL disks, but the average man on the street doesn't.

Apple is just being very specific and in no way is it misleading. If you read all the specs, nowhere does it say that the drive will burn DL DVDs.

Let's not make this into something bigger that it is.

Vaios have more problems than the MacBooks, and they're far from Rev 1. You don't make an example of a Vaio.

thats funny when bought my macbook and the apple rep. was trying to convince it would burn DL DVD's there was a demo model right there so I brought it up on the apple site and in system preferences and tried to show him he was wrong, he wouldn't listen he just kept pointing to where it said it reads DL DVD's, he said look it says DL DVD so it'll burn them regardless if its next read or write category it namedrops DL DVD so it'll burn them. but hey he gave me a ton of free software so I not gonna complain

EDIT: DISREGARD THIS - it refers to only the MACBOOK PRO

"The 8x-speed SuperDrive enables you to burn up to 8.5GB to one double-layer DVD+R disc..."

Page 25 of the technology overview(PDF), under the heading "8x Double-Layer-Burning SuperDrive"

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Message was edited by: Steve_O

Steve, that link is for the 17" MacBook Pro and we are discussing the MacBooks. It really could confuse readers if they don't look carefully at the PDF you link to.

EDIT: Thanks for noting that Steve. We don't want to cause confusion.

"Optical Drives: DVD+/-RW / CD-RW Double Layer SuperDrive:
Create a DVD+R DL at a maximum Write speed that is not available from the manufacturer.
Create a DVD-R at a maximum 4X Write speed or a maximum 4X Rewrite speed
Create a DVD+R at a maximum 4X Write speed or a maximum 4X Rewrite speed
Play a DVD at a maximum 8X Read speed
Create a CD-Rom at a maximum 24X Write speed
Create a CD-RW at a maximum 10X Rewrite speed
Play a CD-Rom at a maximum 24X Read speed
- CompUSA: Where I bought my MacBook

sorry, read the tech specs carefully but not the actualy post - got hung up on someone saying that the 17" did not burn DL

Well, that just means that CompUSA is wrong which is not Apple's fault in any way.

It's not the first time they have been wrong when it comes to Macs or computers in general. I never trust anything they say. The only time I go there is to buy something and not to get info.

I am not alone in that either based on other posts on this and other forums I read.

Maybe you could have gotten his name and filed a complaint?

well I knew it didn't so he wasn't convincing me but like I said hes hooked me up free software that would have cost me alot, so I'd hate to complain about something I never believed anyway would be pointless

Well I am hoping that in the future someone like MCE will offer a Blue Ray DL burner for the MacBook

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I would agree, Apple's description:
Slot-loading SuperDrive with double-layer read support (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW): writes DVD-R and DVD+R discs at up to 4x speed, writes DVD-RW and DVD+RW discs at up to 4x speed, reads DVDs at up to 8x speed, writes CD-R discs at up to 24x speed, writes CD-RW discs at up to 10x speed, reads CDs at up to 24x speed

I think their intention is (as misleading as this technical specification description maybe):

SuperDrive read support: 8x DVD+R DL, 8x DVD±RW, 24x CD-RW
SuperDrive write support: 4x DVD±R, 4x DVD±RW, 24x CD-R, 10x CD-RW