And Here Comes The Stupid Question.....

[darkerick]

Alright,

For the past 2 years, i have been making cd duplicates (using software like CDRWIN to make cd backups). Now thats how Ive been making cd duplicates. Now, how do you burn a cd? Do you need a cd-rom drive and a cd-rw? and whats the difference between a cd-r and a cd-rw?

 

And here comes the really stupid question.......

Whats the difference between a cd-rom and a cd-rw? I know one can write to a cd, but I only have a cd-rw (plexwriter) and when I put in a cd, it reads it? So a cd writer can write and perform the function of a cd-rom? So then whats the point of getting a cd-rom and a cd-rw?

[Propane]

ROM = read only memory

RW = read/write

 

all you need to burn a CD burner is a CD-RW

 

a cd-r - you can write to once

a cd-rw - well i havent found a limit on the amount of times yet :-D

[Iggy]

Theoretically a CD-RW can be written to 1,000 times. CD-ROM stands for Compact Disk Read Only Memory, so a CD-ROM can not be written to. A CD-R can be written to once.

Edited October 26, 2003 by Iggy

[darkerick]

what software will burn cds for me with just a cd rw drive?

[Propane]

NERO and ADEPTEC are both good ones for windows and CDToaster is good for linux

[d3bruts1d]

I'm assuming this is meant fro Windows discussion, not Linux discussion. Moved to the Windows forum. If I'm wong, let me know and Ill move it back to Linux.

[Guest FxXP]

CD-R's can be used more then once. What I mean by that is you can continue to add sessions to the CD until it is completely filled up. These discs cannot be erased and re-used afterwards. The same software must be used to make "multisession" CD's and your CD-ROM drive must be able to support them. Typically all newer drives do, but I have come across some older 2x-6x drives that won't read them (Creative, BTC, Mitsumi).