I see DVD burners and CD burners incorporated into one unit for sale. I'd
like to use a single device instead of having separate units for each
operation. Less wiring, keeps a drive bay free, etc. Is there any
disadvantage in using one of these? I'm wondering about failure rates due
to the extra complexities and such. Thanks.

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Read the reviews and also look at www.cdrfaq.org
"JTJersey" <JT3@anotherlinuxmachine.com> wrote in message
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I've not found them to be any more or less reliable than any other type of
burner. For that matter, pretty much all DVD burners will burn CDs as far as
I've seen.



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"JTJersey" <JT3@anotherlinuxmachine.com> wrote in message
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JTJersey wrote:
There is no increase in failure rate compared to any other cd writing
device. If you do have an available slot tho it's nice to have 2 cd
drives. ie no need keeping a bay free for no reason Fill them suckers
up.

"Plato" <|@|.|> wrote in message
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unless you tote your machine to the occasional LAN party, in which case
lighter can definitely be better. I went to an all-aluminum case and just a
single DVD burner because I got tired of lugging a beast of a machine up and
down basement steps, etc. Made a big difference, putting my PC on a diet. I
bet it dropped 15 pounds easily. My old case was all steel (except bezel),
and had heavy thick steel removable side panels. :-)

Thor wrote:
Grin. Yeah it's actually amazing how the weight of all your drives can
add up. Heck, yeah, the case also.

All DVD Burners are CD burners as well

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