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Dual DVD burners or one DVD, one CD burner?

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theanimala

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Sorry if this is a really dumb question. I have a couple year old Dell with a NEC DVD+ only 2X DVD burner, and a 48X CDRW burner. I was thinking of replacing my older DVD burner with a faster one that can do dual layer media. I assumed I would just replace my burner, but then it clicked that maybe I want to replace the CD burner. The new NEC DVD burner I am looking at does 48X on CD media, so no drop there. I am just wondering if I will be missing out on anything? I don't even think it is possible to do a backup of DVD to DVD, although that would be cool if I could.
 
It is possible to do a backup of DVD to DVD if you're talking an unprotected disk. I have some programs that are distributed on DVD and I made backups of them on-the-fly. You might consider a CD burner/DVD reader combo drive for your secondary optical. OTOH, DVD burners are often so cheap now, you might as well have two: perhaps a top-end model like the Plextor 716A or 740AL and a blue-collar burner like NEC or Pioneer for the secondary unit.

.bh.
 
I was using a secondary drive for a while. Not too many DVD drives can do CD's at 52x32x52. Then I realized I didnt care that much about the speed.

EDIT: Right now its just one DVD burner.
If I want to backup anything I make an ISO of it, that way if the burn screws up I can try again easily.
 
At current price levels you should be going dual DVD burners all the way. Moreover it could turn out to be that one brand is better at ripping DVDs while another produces better quality burns, so that you can have the best of both worlds.
 
I went with dual dvd burners just because it seemed fun. I have the NEC 3540a and the BenQ 1640 so my bases are covered when it comes to write quality, read speed, and firmware variability. For <$40 a pop it's pretty hard not to do dual DVD burners.

The other nice part is for games. I always keep my DVD of BF 2 in one drive so I can burn DVD's in the other but don't have to pop in the BF 2 disc when I want to play. And yes, at this moment I am too lazy to emulate the disc using alchohol or another program.

-spike
 
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