2 CD-RW's vs CD-rom/CD-RW

[savejs]

Presently have Lite-on 48X CDRW/DVD combo and need CD-Rom. Can get Mitsumi 54X32X54 CD-RW at slightly higher price than just CD-ROM. Is there any advantage/disadvantage to havung 2 CDRW in one system? Also, how does Mitsumi CDRW rate?
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[4Ryan6]

Well the Lite On is also a CDROM so why exactly do you need the CDROM? I'm running two rewriters, one is a CDRW and the other is a DVDRW, but even though thr DVD burner can burn CDs, it only burns CDs at 24x, and my CD burner, burns at 40x. So under those circumstances a second burner is beneficial, since I already own it in the first place. But both my burners double as, and have CDROM read capabilities as does your Lite On, so why do you really need a CDROM drive, is your Audio cable connected to your soundcard or onboard sound?????

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[savejs]

I need CD-rom for games mostly, plus drivers, etc. Audio is on-board. Why does that matter?
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[4Ryan6]

Because if you wanted to use the CDROM to directly play CD audio as a CD Player the Audio cable has to be connected or it won't function in that capacity. It won't work for you as a CDROM as far as playing a game is concerned???



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[savejs]

To simplify. Here's what I want . I need a CDRW for burning CDs, a DVD player for watching DVD's (therefore bought LiteOn combo). I also want to play and listen to music CD's. I assume the CDRW/DVD combo can handle that. Occasionally, I burn CD to CD, and therefore require a second CD-Rom. Could this second CD-Rom simply be a second CDRW (price of CDrom = price CDRW). This way I get a second CDRW in case first breaks. I guess I'm a little leery about using combos too much.

 

[4Ryan6]

Well if thats your plan it'll work, and if you're running WinXP probably a good idea.

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