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DVD burner backward compatible with CD burning?
I'd like to build a system with 2 optical drives.
If I select a DVD-burner as one of them, would it still be necessary to purchase a CD-RW drive as well? I do realize that the DVD drive can read CDs, but can they also write to them (both data and redbook CDs for music)? If that were the case, I would simply need either a CD- or DVD-ROM drive for the other drive.
Thanks Jeff, but I just want to make sure that the DVD burners Dell sells are able to burn normal CDs. As I don't intend to do much burning of either type, I don't think I would need two different burner types. Perhaps in the future, but I definately want to burn CDs. Perhaps I'll just get the 2 CD drives and replace the CD-ROM with a DVD-burner some day.
Also, black drives are available should I want to upgrade, correct? Thanks again.
Just another point. DVD burners burn CD's just fine, although not quite as fast as a CD burner unit, but plenty fast enough for me. I have a DVD burner as well as a DVD ROM drive on my system, as I don't burn that many CD's, and I use the Rom drive for playing DVD's thus creating less wear on my burner. Like it was just mentioned, it is personal preference, no right or wrong answer.
Yes, just about all drives now come with a black bezel (face plate) as well.
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Posted January 9th, 2004 19:00
Hi RRypma,
There has been a little discussion on this lately, there is no right or wrong answer, well you definitely do not want a standard CD-ROM drive and a DVD burner, this part I am fairly sure all will agree. Many of the Regulars prefer using a CD/RW for their Audio CD`s, the drive is faster and saves wear `n tear on the DVD burner. On the other hand, Members like the idea of using a DVD-ROM for playing games, software, movies, (we`ll not go into copying DVD`s to DVD`s), etc... saving the same wear`n tear on DVD burner. I, myself am going with the Plextor 708a DVD+/-R/RW drive and Yamaha 3200 CD/RW, but this is one opinion of many..
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