08-06-2003, 04:03 PM
Some DVD burners can also burn CD-R and RW as well so if you get one, you can take out whatever old CD-ROM or CD burner and put that in. Keep in mind there are several different DVD burner standards:
DVD-R/RW
DVD+R/RW
and DVD-RAM
RAM is essenstially dead as I haven't seen them in stores at all and I hardly hear anyone talking about that.
Some DVD burner can read both +R/RW and -R/RW but they usually can only burn one format. So check the package or manual before you spend money on blank DVDs. They are like $2-$3 a blank.
I have HP DVD300i which works well for me.
DVD-R/RW
DVD+R/RW
and DVD-RAM
RAM is essenstially dead as I haven't seen them in stores at all and I hardly hear anyone talking about that.
Some DVD burner can read both +R/RW and -R/RW but they usually can only burn one format. So check the package or manual before you spend money on blank DVDs. They are like $2-$3 a blank.
I have HP DVD300i which works well for me.