I just updated the firmware to v.DOJ, AO6, using the floppy method posted on May 17th. Everything went smoothly and I just burned a test disc.  Nero (6.3.0.2) gave me a choice of burn speeds at 8x, 6x, 4x, using a SONY +R 4x disc. So, of course, I burned at 8x.  Burned 4.39GB of mixed files--jpegs, Photoshops, wavs, MP3s, .exes, etc.  Burned it at 11MB/sec in 10 minutes 30 seconds.  Ran the disc and all the files opened and worked fine. 

Now I'll try a +RW and will also copy (legally) a movie onto a DVD and a few music CDs, too....

I'll leave the more serious testing to others, but I'm happy  with the results.

Hope to hear more positive results from other members.....

Regards,

Michael