as i am about to purchase a laptop with DVD RW and i see others say they have both?
2006-11-26 01:45:18 · 6 answers · asked by viking 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
in a nutshell mate,nothing.......a dvd rw does everything that a cd/dvd-rw does,that is why most systems these days are shipped with dvd-rw as it saves having to add another optical drive at a later date
as long as it has the abbreviation dvd-rw then its fine,the only reason they put cd/dvd-rw in the specification is to inform the customer that it burns/plays cd,d aswell as not everyone is computer-literate
i hoped this has answered your question
good luck with your new laptop
2006-11-26 01:56:35 · answer #1 · answered by brianthesnail123 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
hey it's a nice question.......
hey dude basically diffrence between them is that ......
In CD/DVD RW u can write when u have only CD Writer.....
But on the other hand in DVD RW u should have DVD writer for that......
2006-11-26 09:58:14 · answer #2 · answered by unleashedmeer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
newer pcs will have a drive that will burn either cds or dvds, therefore they are cd/dvd burners. I have never seen a dvd burner that did not burn cds as well. If you see a dvd burner it must do cds. The rw means rewritable. A few burners will burn dvds but wont work on rewritable dvds.
2006-11-26 09:57:33 · answer #3 · answered by jgold49 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Great question. As you know, cd's are made to copy and save audio and text where dvd's are made to copy and store video files. The difference in the two is the - or + part of the disks. Some cd roms and burners use - and some use +. Find out which one yours demands and use only that particular type of disks. Larry Radio Shack 01-9590
2006-11-26 09:52:54 · answer #4 · answered by dumbbutt4321 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
a dvd rw can write a cd too so.. there is no difference, they just don't write the entire specs..
2006-11-26 09:48:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anatol N 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it means u can copy both cds and dvds
2006-11-26 09:53:21 · answer #6 · answered by cheekybluebed 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋