I've been cruising sites like amazon.com, best buy and others, and see
that
there's an enormous variety of blank cd/r products out there. I
understand
the importance of most of the specifications of a CD, such as its
capacity.
But what about the write speed? I'm pretty sure my CD/DVD drive is rated
at
a maximum wwrite speed of 52x, but does this mean I'm short-changing
myself
or inconveniencing myself in some way (or even burdening my system or
burning program in some way) if I don't get discs of the fastest speed?
Does it particularly matter? If I don't use 52x, is it as if I'll have to
sit there all day waiting for one CD to finish being recorded? Why are
there so *many* different write speeds? What were they all intended for?
1x, 4x, 16x, 32x, 48x, 52x-- what's all this about? Does anyone
understand
how there came to be so many types at this point, and what's best to buy?
Thanks.
*ROM
----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please
I think I got a spindle of 50 CD's. I'm not sure exactly how many of
those
are left. I guess you can probably get around 50 for between $10 and $20
U.S.
----- Original Message ----- From: "russell Bourgoin"
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Subject: Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please
Hi,
I just go to Walmart and buy memorex or max l or whatever name
brand is on sale. I buy them in a spindle of fifty, generally, though
sometimes a spindle of 100 is really cheap. I have found that so-called
music cd's are no better than straight write once read many type cd's,
though they generally cost a bit more. Money for r i a a, I suppose.
Hope this helps.
Rusty
> At 12:27 AM 6/13/2005, Yardbird spake thusly:-
I've begun creating CDs for friends by both copying my own music CDS and
also by creating compilations from music files on my hard drive. While
learning, I've used a few blank CD/Rs graciously donated by a friend.
Now
I'd like to get myself a modest supply to keep on hand, and I'd love to
hear
recommendations. I just did a search on Amazon and realize that there
are
a
lot of brands to choose from, in different quantities, with or without
jewel
boxes. It's a bit overwhelming. I just want to find something like a
25-pack of good quality discs that I can depend on for quality and
durability.
Also, I'd like to know where to find those slim-line jewel boxes that
most
people I I know use for CDs they make themselves.
Here's the model of the CD-ROM drive/recorder in my Dell PC. I'm under
the
impression that the write speed is 52x, but if anyone knows differently,
please say.
thanks a lot. Here's my recorder model, courtesy of Belarc Advisor:
SAMSUNG CDRW/DVD SM-352F [CD-ROM drive]
Daniel
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