Could be related to the model of drive; most CD writers today come with 2MB and some (Yamaha) come with 8MB buffer. This helps the drive deal with data always being available. If the drive has "burn proof" technology, it can actually stop in mid-burn and wait for data. Again, newer drives only. Since it's in an 8500 it's probably SCSI so shouldn't be a problem bus-speed wise. If you have other devices on the chain, your SCSI controller may drop it's speed to the slowest device on the chain. Unplug any SCSI devices besides the burner (and HD) and see if it helps. If you're using Toast, increase it's buffer size to the maximum. Also, with Toast you can test a burn for speed and the rest of the works' ability to keep up; if that chokes you know there's an issue somewhere.
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