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Ok I have never used a burner so hoping someone can tell me the difference between CD-R disk and a CD-RW disk and how they are used.

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Crucifier

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CD-R = CD recordable .. once written to it is permanent and cannot be changed or erased .. used to archive material etc and make copies of software etc ... CD-RW CD re-writable .. can be erased and reused up to 1000 times .. used for HDD backups and other data that may change at times or simply a convienient way to move data from one computer another

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Thank you kindly.

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With both types of discs, you can keep sessions "open", so that you can add more data at will up to the storage limit.

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