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More info?)
Hi Shenan,
thanks for the info, it will help a lot.
Regards,
a 50 yr old 'newby'.
"Shenan Stanley" wrote:
> J.J. wrote:
> > can somebody please explain something to a newby?
> > DVD+RW+R 24 x 16 x 8 x 8 x 2.4 x
> > I'm looking to buy but need some idea of what I'm looking at, if you
> > catch my drift....
>
> You need to go to the manufacturer web page to see the order of those
> numbers.
> I think you are missing some too.
> You want omething that burns DVD +/- R/RW, perhaps even DualLayer. That way
> you have one drive that does all the formats you will likely need.
>
> DVD+R, DVD-R. DVD+RW, DVD-RW, DL DVD, CD-R, CD-RW
>
> Because of the availability and price of blank media (and the fact that it's
> still fast) - I would go with one that burns DVD+/-R's at 8X. The other
> speeds will pretty much depend on that one, for the most part - and whatever
> they are, will likely be fast enough.
>
> For a name brand (like Sony) burner that meets most of those specs from a
> reliable online source (like NewEgg.com) you can expect to pay $72 to $135 +
> shipping.
>
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> << Shenan >>
> For Pricing/Opinions/Reviews on various products:
> - http://www.dealsites.net/
> - http://www.techbargains.com/
> - http://www.edealinfo.com/
> - http://www.fatwallet.com/
> - http://www.epinions.com/
> - http://www.pricewatch.com/
> - http://www.couponfinders.com/
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