Drive type?

[ZavrionX]

Is there such thing as dvd burner/cd/burner that also reads dvd and cd format to eliminate using 2 drives? i wasn't sure and im terrible with drives ;o;

 

[ScrapSilicon]

a dvd burner does read/write DVDs as well as read/write CDs

 

[HDTVMan]

Most have problems giving up their CD burners for some reason. I see many people with both. The reasoning I get is they dont want to burn out thier dvd writer?

DVD burners are around 40-50.00 by the time you burn it out they will be free after rebate.

 

[Hurricane Andrew]

Originally posted by: HDTVMan
Most have problems giving up their CD burners for some reason. I see many people with both. The reasoning I get is they dont want to burn out thier dvd writer?

The reason I kept both is that my Lite-On CD Burner is very fast at ripping/burning audio CD's, much faster than my Plextor DVD burner. The Plextor, OTOH, is one of the fastest DVD rippers out there, plus, it's tough to burn a DVD with a CD writer. Besides, I had a free IDE port, so what should I have done? Give it away, or let it sit on a shelf and collect dust? My kids PC already has a DVD-ROM and a CD Burner, so they sure didn't need it.

 

[HDTVMan]

Originally posted by: Hurricane Andrew

Originally posted by: HDTVMan
Most have problems giving up their CD burners for some reason. I see many people with both. The reasoning I get is they dont want to burn out thier dvd writer?

The reason I kept both is that my Lite-On CD Burner is very fast at ripping/burning audio CD's, much faster than my Plextor DVD burner. The Plextor, OTOH, is one of the fastest DVD rippers out there, plus, it's tough to burn a DVD with a CD writer. Besides, I had a free IDE port, so what should I have done? Give it away, or let it sit on a shelf and collect dust? My kids PC already has a DVD-ROM and a CD Burner, so they sure didn't need it.

Thats logic that makes sense. Not wanting to wear out the dvd burner writing CD's doesnt make sense to me.

 

[Hurricane Andrew]

Originally posted by: HDTVMan

Originally posted by: Hurricane Andrew

Originally posted by: HDTVMan
Most have problems giving up their CD burners for some reason. I see many people with both. The reasoning I get is they dont want to burn out thier dvd writer?

The reason I kept both is that my Lite-On CD Burner is very fast at ripping/burning audio CD's, much faster than my Plextor DVD burner. The Plextor, OTOH, is one of the fastest DVD rippers out there, plus, it's tough to burn a DVD with a CD writer. Besides, I had a free IDE port, so what should I have done? Give it away, or let it sit on a shelf and collect dust? My kids PC already has a DVD-ROM and a CD Burner, so they sure didn't need it.

Thats logic that makes sense. Not wanting to wear out the dvd burner writing CD's doesnt make sense to me.

Agreed :thumbsup: