i am unable to burn mp3 audio files to cd.I have tried different speeds but every time it ays failed due to media write error.Can anyone help what to do?

There are several different incompatible media sold as writeable CDs. You MUST match the media to the abilities of your drive.

I was flummoxed by buying 8x media when my drive was a 2x drive. I needed the other type, and there was nothing helpful in the diagnostics or the packaging that helped me understand that.

EDIT: There is an interesting helpful feature buried in System Profiler ... (read the last two lines of the report):

About this Mac > ( More Info ) > Report > Disc burning

Also you may need to get a DVD/CD drive cleaner - its a disk with little brushes on it - you have to make sure you can use it on your computers drive.

-- Did burn a CD with purchase songs - it lasted about 5 plays before it stopped working - - its not as good as a purchased CD burn.

well, here's my opinion: some cd's work better than others in your macbook pro's cd drive. after the drive cleaner (with the little brushes) try using verbatim or Taiyo Yuden and see how that works for you.

you could try something called "Burn" which will allow you to burn stuff to cd or dvd. I think you can do it in iTunes, but it involves making a playlist, importing the stuff you want to burn into that playlist, and choosing "burn playlist to cd"

well, I tried

JB

Just wonder if other type of files are able to write on CD-R or DVD-R.

TDK are not regarded as quality media. Use Verbatim, Maxell or Taiyo Yuden instead.