I am using an LG Slim Portable DVD writer on my Apple Mac Book Pro. I keep getting the following message...The disc can’t be burned because communication between the computer and the disc drive failed (error code 0x80020022). However, I have been ab

Did you ask LG Slim Portable DVD Support:

http://www.lg.com/us/support/chat-and-email-information

Have you tried decreasing the selected burn speed?

Have you tried a different brand of media?

A slower speed burn seems t work

http://www.mac-forums.com/apple-notebooks/325012-cd-dvd-burn.html

Also see:

Has anyone solved the "Error Code 0x80020022"

The error is caused by one of two things - your media cannot support the burn speed you have selected or your media and your DVD burner don’t “like” each other. The latter sounds odd but I learned a long time ago that some burners just cannot seem to burn (or reliably burn) some media though other burners will use the media just fine.

Ooops - left out a third possibility - media can go bad. The organic dyes degrade over time. A few years ago I had to throw away about 30 discs of a 100 disc spindle because I kept burning coasters no matter which computer I tried them on.