2006-06-18 14:00:40 · 15 answers · asked by Tops 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Recordable CDs can only have data burned on them once. Rewritable CDs can be used over and over again.
2006-06-18 14:02:31 · answer #1 · answered by Kenn 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
CD-R - recordable but WRITE ONCE. These are robust and can provide a long term backup, or duplicate of music CDs.
CD-RW, rewritable CDs. These can be re-written but not forever. Sometimes the preformatting gets lost, and so does the data. While you might be able to reformat and reuse, rewritable are not necessarily good for long term backups. A temporary copy of your data might be a good application. Sometimes, a CD-RW will only work in the drive that made it. So test it before you use it for transport purposes.
If your rewritable data is less than a couple hundred MB, you might be better off with a USB memory drive. These are fast and easy to use. The price is coming down, so keep your eyes open on this. I believe that this will replace CD-RWs, and CD-R backup for long term will be the only viable use.
2006-06-18 14:10:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rewritable you can erase and change the stuff on the cd. On recordable you can only record one time on that particular disc.
2006-06-18 14:03:22 · answer #3 · answered by lucygoon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By definition a recordable CD means you can record on it, or "burn" to it once. A rewritable CD means you can record on or burn to it multiple times.
2006-06-18 14:15:28 · answer #4 · answered by flyfisher_20750 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can rewrite rewriteable cd's whereas regular recordables you have to leave the session open to add more data to it.
2006-06-18 14:03:08 · answer #5 · answered by SquirrelBait 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Recordabe means once...rewritable means an infinate amount of times it can be recorded onto. Best wishes
2006-06-18 14:02:57 · answer #6 · answered by colorist 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
rewritable cds, you can erase files 1000 times while recordable cds, you can only record once, cannot erase files
2006-06-18 16:38:43 · answer #7 · answered by jeegie312 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With a CD-R,you can only record once to it.With a CD-RW,you can record to it more than one time,actually,as many times as you want,or until the storage amount on it is used up.
2006-06-18 14:06:35 · answer #8 · answered by G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Recordable (CD-R) can be used only once whereas rewritable (CD-RW) can be used over and over
2006-06-18 14:06:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-08 10:21:04 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋