The verify process also seems to take longer in Disc Burner than in Toast. As with the audio burns in iTunes, the unofficial support file may not be running the drive at its maximum speed. A few minor nits about the drive case. Due to the curved case and flush eject button, it requires a more deliberate press than drives like my Sony that have an exposed drive front panel. For a high speed CDRW drive with a case fan, the Formac was very quiet in my opinion.
Some drives have a fan that is annoyingly loud.
I also held down the Option key at startup, but the Firewire drive was not shown in the list. Firewire drive was also not bootable. Overall I'm pleased with this drive and am considering buying it rather than returning it to Formac. The Burn-Proof feature is a nice plus that I wish was present in my Sony drive. The AC adapter assures the drive will be usable with any firewire equipped Mac model you have now, or in the future.