I mean how many dvd's can you burn before it breaks?...Does the lazer wear out?
2007-01-11 10:18:19 · 5 answers · asked by chemist67 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
According to PC World Magazine, a DVD burner has a lifespan of 50,000 - 75,000 hours of use.
"Ask Our Experts: DVD Burner Life Span?
How long should an optical drive last under normal use?" -- written by Melissa J. Perenson , pcworld.com (http://www.pcworld.com/article/126096-1/article.html)
My DVD writer drive has worked hard and perfectly in its 20-month lifetime. But now it generates discs with errors. At what point does a drive become unreliable?
Antonio Brunacci, via e-mail
Senior Associate Editor Melissa J. Perenson responds: Optical drive vendors tell me that the expected point of failure for a DVD±RW burner is about 50,000 to 75,000 hours of operation--whether the PC is active, or simply drawing power in standby mode. Although a drive failure can occur after just a few months of vigorous use, the best drives can last five years or even more. Heat is your drive's greatest enemy; you can avoid premature failure by ensuring your PC has good internal air circulation.
2007-01-11 10:25:34 · answer #1 · answered by What the...?!? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've heard a rumour that the average life of a DVD burner is about 1 year.
Having said that though, I bought one about 2 years ago and it's still alive and kicking today. Infact it seems pretty happy with itself however I'm not heavy user on it to be honest. I don't burn DVD's on it, but I do the occassional CD. Most of the time though, the CD's are written on my CDRW which has a faster write speed so the DVD burner is 2nd priority for cd burning.
Yes Lasers can wear out and die, but it does usually take a few thousand hours for this to happen - Or billions of on-off sequences.
At the end of the day it depends on the quality of the DVD drive, manufacturer, model, cost etc. Also if you use it everyday then it's likely to wear out quicker just like any other mechanical device - EG a car.
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2007-01-11 10:26:08 · answer #2 · answered by J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it even depends if you use the dvd-rom. so if you use your dvd drive alot, like watching dvd's or playing games from a dvd-rom it takes off the life.
2007-01-13 17:52:57 · answer #3 · answered by m.a.t.m.o.s. 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
everything has a life shelf and yes DVD-RW do eventually have brake down, all depends on the use it gets.
2007-01-11 10:27:46 · answer #4 · answered by chutechchu 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ive had them last anywhere from a month to 3 years with constant everday use ... the 3 year old one is still working fine ... i think dirt is the main killer of them ...
2007-01-11 10:26:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋