Dual Layer DVD Burning

G'Day all.

Just a quick rundown on my system. It has an AMD Duron 700 MHz CPU, about 100G HD space and 384M RAM. Currently running Red Hat 7.3 (no real need to upgrade).

At the moment, I've got a CD Burner, a very old one. Works fine but it's starting to show its age. What I wan't to do is get a DVD burner and burn DVD's. I will be mostly backing up data, storing files.


I've already installed the dvd-rw-tools, so I have growisofs, and the latest version of XCDRoast, which is what I usually use when I burn CD's

I have two questions. Firstly, if I purchase a DVD recorder which can burn dual layer, and suitable media, will growisofs allow me to burn dual layer discs? I can't find much which conclusively says yes. (I don't use K3B). Is is the same command as burning single layer 4.7G discs? I just want to know before i purchase a burner if I'll be able to burn dual layer discs easily and whether it works the same as standard single layer.

Secondly, I'm open to recommendations about which brand to get, or which to avoid. I'm looking at Yamaha, because the CD Burner I have is a yamaha and its worked very well for the past 7 years and only now starting to become less than 100% reliable.

Thanks in advance.

Dennis
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