It seems common sizes are 2mb-8mb, and it makes a cost difference. If the 'basic stats' (writing speed) are the same between drives, what would BE the most important to look for? Thanks.
2006-07-15 18:32:22 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
The writing speed is how long it takes to make a pass burning the data, the cache size determines how many passes are required to write that data.
Cache Size will determine how fast the DVD burner makes the copy. In computer terms a Cache is a block of memory.
The DVD burner takes data from your hard drive. It can't take it all at once, so it takes it in packets. A computer is real good at putting data into packets, because whenever it reads from a disk, sends information to a network, or downloads information from a network (or the Internet) then it handles all the data in packets.
The DVD burner takes the data packets and puts them into its Cache Memory (a part of the DVD Burner). When the cache memory is full then it writes it to the disk. After emptying the cache it goes for more data packets, and continues the operation until the DVD burning operation is done.
If your DVD burner has a high cache then it can gulp down more data and it will take less time to burn the DVD. The cache on a DVD burner cannot be increased like memory on your computer, and your computer cache will not affect the DVD burning rate very much.
So if you don't need that DVD burned right away then you can safely go for the lower cache DVD burner.
2006-07-15 18:43:32 · answer #1 · answered by Dan S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cashe size is the amount of information the drive can hold internaly before it needs to go get indormation from the hard drive or another drive on your computer. So the bigger the size the less times it will go to the hard drive to fetch the information. The more number of times that the drive has to go to the hard drive to get the information the longer it will take to burn the dvd. The bigger size of memory means that it will need to make less trips, thus reducing time to burn. So its up to you if you can wait longer or not.
When choosing the drive make sure that it has good reliability and is good overall. You don't want that thing breaking. So go to places like amazon or newegg.com and search for the DVD burner that you want and then read the feeback from the customers.
Good Luck
2006-07-15 18:40:09 · answer #2 · answered by demaman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A PC/Computer DVD bunrer can read ROM, yes, but perhaps a DVD burner for burning TV recordings to disk may not?
2016-03-16 00:26:14 · answer #3 · answered by Pamela 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Larger cache will give faster burning. If you are looking for speed then its very important. I would recommend looking for a model that has good reviews for reliability. Optical drives are notorious for breaking down. Kind of like cheap printers.
2006-07-15 18:36:10 · answer #4 · answered by martin h 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It truly depends on how many disks you burn. My friend runs a cd store and burns about 25 disks per day.
The 8mb cache makes them about 20 percent faster than the 2mb. So if you are going to burn one now and then, I would say 4 is fine.
2006-07-15 18:37:31 · answer #5 · answered by MrPurrfect 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋