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Combo drives/rewriters?
As I said in another thread, I'm looking to buy an external drive that
will write/rewrite CDs and DVDs. I notice on some retailers' websites that sometimes these kits are described as combo drives, sometimes as just dvd writers/rewriters, but they all do the same thing. What precisely is the difference between a combo drive and a dvd rewriter? Or have I missed something? I want to burn CD-R/RW and DVD-R/RW. And does anyone know anything about this bit of kit: Sony DRX-820UL 16x16x6 DL RAM Ext? I'm not keep on buying a Sony, since the D56A in my Dell has never worked properly, but the alternative here in the UK is Lacie, Freecom, etc, and and I don't know the names. TIA -- Tony Stanford |
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Combo drives/rewriters?
Tony Stanford wrote:
As I said in another thread, I'm looking to buy an external drive that will write/rewrite CDs and DVDs. I notice on some retailers' websites that sometimes these kits are described as combo drives, sometimes as just dvd writers/rewriters, but they all do the same thing. What precisely is the difference between a combo drive and a dvd rewriter? Or have I missed something? I want to burn CD-R/RW and DVD-R/RW. And does anyone know anything about this bit of kit: Sony DRX-820UL 16x16x6 DL RAM Ext? I'm not keep on buying a Sony, since the D56A in my Dell has never worked properly, but the alternative here in the UK is Lacie, Freecom, etc, and and I don't know the names. TIA Hi, A "combo drive" reads DVDs and can write CD's. You need a DVD writer. DVD writers also burn CD's. The advantage of having a dedicated CD-writer is that they often read, burn, rip, and verify CD's much faster than DVD writers or combo drives. For normal use, a good DVD burner is all you need. Brands I recommend include Plextor (best for ripping), LG, Lite-on, and Samsung. BR Dave |
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Combo drives/rewriters?
On Mon, 18 Dec 2006, at 13:53:24, David Flory
wrote Brands I recommend include Plextor (best for ripping), LG, Lite-on, and Samsung. OK, thanks for your help. -- Tony Stanford |
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Combo drives/rewriters?
Tony Stanford wrote:
As I said in another thread, I'm looking to buy an external drive that will write/rewrite CDs and DVDs. I notice on some retailers' websites that sometimes these kits are described as combo drives, sometimes as just dvd writers/rewriters, but they all do the same thing. What precisely is the difference between a combo drive and a dvd rewriter? Or have I missed something? I want to burn CD-R/RW and DVD-R/RW. And does anyone know anything about this bit of kit: Sony DRX-820UL 16x16x6 DL RAM Ext? I'm not keep on buying a Sony, since the D56A in my Dell has never worked properly, but the alternative here in the UK is Lacie, Freecom, etc, and and I don't know the names. TIA -- Tony Stanford I can't recommend a particular drive as I don't own a dvd burner but the difference between a combo and a dvd writer/rewriter is that a combo should not write to dvd. It will be a dvd player with a cd burner, so will only write to cd-r etc. A dvd burner will write to both dvd and cd. If you choose carefully you could get a drive capable of writing to just about every combination of discs without breaking the bank. I think normally folks recommend Pioneer or NEC for DVD burners but I don't know how available they are for external use. -- Paul (Need a lift she said much obliged) ------------------------------------------------------- Stop and Look http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/ |
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