G4-Dual 500 - Reading data burned on the DVD-RAM drive

[zandurian]

I have a client who wants me to obtain the data burned on a stock G4-dual 500 DVD-RAM drive (circa 1999). It is a double sided type1 5.2 GB.

I'm looking at currently at current DVD-RAM drives like this:
http://www.shopping.com/xSBS-Lenovo...-Speed-USB~PT-xPO~P-1~PRDLT-87994246-89747157

But (of course) I want to make sure they will read the older discs (after I bust them out of the protective case!).

Does anyone have any experience or advice?

Thanks.

 

[iThinkergoiMac]

Typically newer drives should read stuff burned on older drives with no issues. I don't have any experience with DVD-RAM, but that's generally the case.