Tattie Bogle - glad to hear your mac problem appears to have cured itself. I've a 6-month old Mac Book Pro and it's given no problems whatsoever (so far...).

If you intend to make copies of self-produced CDs or DVDs on a regular basis, as I do, it might be worth investing in a small separate disc copier - say a 1:3 (master:copies) model. My experience with Macs over the years leads me to believe that a lot of use of the burner in a Mac can lead to burn-out and a need to replace the unit. I prefer to burn as little as possible and do all copying on an external copier.

Just a thought... :-)