| In the world of drives,
controllers & storage, CD drives offer a way to
store data and to play games and use software. CD
drives are, however, giving way to DVD drives, which
read DVDs as well as CDs. The data capacity for
a CD is 650MB, which is not enough to store some
of the more feature-rich games and programs that
are coming out now. However, CD drives are more
affordable than DVD drives, so if you know that
all you need is a CD drive, you may want to go that
route. However, more and more software is coming
out that requires the additional space afforded
by DVD technology. Like DVDs, CD duplicator drives
come in "x" speeds, like 12x, 24x, etc. The number
reflects the CD duplication speed, i.e., 12 or 24
times faster than the original CD drive.
Most CD-ROMs are "read only," and they can play
music CDs as well as your CD-ROM software. There
are writable CD-ROMs, which are only necessary if
you need to transfer a large amount of data into
and out of your computer. Writable CD-ROMs are a
lot pricier than standard CD drives. CD-R lets you
write to the CD once, and CD-RW lets you write to
it as many times as you like.
Most computers these days come with a CD burner
and a DVD drive. If you have a computer without
either of these, you can buy external drives to
play software and to enjoy faster, better storage.
Since software requirements keep up with computer
advancements, it's a good idea to get the fastest
drive you can afford.
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