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]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 10:52 PM 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" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 11:49 AM 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 >> >> >> >> >>-- >>No virus found in this outgoing message. >>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >>Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.6.9 - Release Date: 6/11/2005 >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >>http://www.pc-audio.org >> >>To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > "Be happy. Talk happiness. Happiness calls out responsive gladness in > others. There is enough sadness in the world without yours." (Helen > Keller) > > Check out my web site at: > http://www.thesoundzone.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.6.9 - Release Date: 6/11/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.6.9 - Release Date: 6/11/2005 _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
