Which CD-RW do I Use?

[Guest Tafeille]

I want to back up my files at work onto a cdrw but when I look in the office

supply catalogue I find there's discs for different speeds. How do I know

which speed to choose? And if I'm in the wrong newsgroup, I apologize. If so,

just tell me where to go. No, wait, scratch that; let me rephrase. Please

tell me which newsgroup I need.

[Guest Bob Harris]

Re: Which CD-RW do I Use?

 

Most modern CD and DVD writers sense the rated speed of the media, and will

adjust accordingly.

 

If the media is rated faster or slower than the writer, it will not hurt in

most cases.

 

In either case the best actual speed will be no greater than the lower of

the media speed or the writer speed.

 

Thus, I use 52X CD-R media in my 48X writer. It also works in a friend's

24X writer.

 

One caution: I have heard that some of the really old CD-R media (1X to 4X)

may not work in modern writers.

 

"Tafeille" <Tafeille@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:973DA0A0-467C-4DB4-B759-28C4D8F738FF@microsoft.com...

>I want to back up my files at work onto a cdrw but when I look in the

>office

> supply catalogue I find there's discs for different speeds. How do I know

> which speed to choose? And if I'm in the wrong newsgroup, I apologize. If

> so,

> just tell me where to go. No, wait, scratch that; let me rephrase. Please

> tell me which newsgroup I need.

>

[Guest Xandros]

Re: Which CD-RW do I Use?

 

check here for a forum.

http://www.cdrom-guide.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=8 you need to

register but registration is free. This forum has been around a long time.

 

for info on writing speeds check here

http://www.osta.org/technology/cdqa5.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD-RW

 

A CD-R disc is rated at the fastest speed it can be written to. This means

that if a CD-R is rated as 16X it can be written to at 16X speed or slower.

CD-RW drives sold over the past few years have multi speed writing

capabilities. Unless you have a very old drive you can typically use most

discs regardless of their maximum rated speed.

 

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Xandros

 

 

"Tafeille" <Tafeille@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:973DA0A0-467C-4DB4-B759-28C4D8F738FF@microsoft.com...

>I want to back up my files at work onto a cdrw but when I look in the

>office

> supply catalogue I find there's discs for different speeds. How do I know

> which speed to choose? And if I'm in the wrong newsgroup, I apologize. If

> so,

> just tell me where to go. No, wait, scratch that; let me rephrase. Please

> tell me which newsgroup I need.

>

[Guest Tafeille]

RE: Which CD-RW do I Use?

 

Thank you, guys. As usual, this was the place I should have headed for in the

first place.

 

"Tafeille" wrote:

> I want to back up my files at work onto a cdrw but when I look in the office

> supply catalogue I find there's discs for different speeds. How do I know

> which speed to choose? And if I'm in the wrong newsgroup, I apologize. If so,

> just tell me where to go. No, wait, scratch that; let me rephrase. Please

> tell me which newsgroup I need.

>