First I got my DSL, now I just placed order for a 4x4x24x CDRW Richoh

[alwayenoughtram]

The most exciting day of my life!
I also ordered 4 CDRW media and 10CDR media
so my question is that CDR mean only write once and it is permanent?
Can't wait to get my CDRW cdrom, after all these time sheesh I am slow to catch up to the crowd.

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K6-2 550 at 150mhz
PAS16 sound card, sb blaster compatible, need to upgrade soon!!! to SBLIVE
8x cdrom and 32x cdrom
4meg PCI S3 3d accelerator
8.4g maxtor and slow *** 40g seagate that I just recently got
DSL modem 1.5mbps/256mbps down/up stream

[NoBoB]

my question is that CDR mean only write once and it is permanent?

You are correct. In fact, I almost always use the term "write-once" when referring to media usually called "CD-R" (and "erasable" for what is often called "CD-RW"), because it avoids confusion (when you say CDRW, do you mean the recorder, or the erasable discs?).

My son still uses the Ricoh 4x4 I bought a few years ago. It's a little finicky about media, but it's burned several hundred discs (I'm listening to one it burned right now) and is still working as well as it ever did.

And don't be too concerned about the crowd

[Turtleggjp]

Keep in mind also that CD-Rs are compatible with most existing CD players and CD-ROM drives. CD-RWs are more useful because of their erasability, but they don't work in most CD players and CD-ROM drives. Most modern CD-ROM drives and especially DVD drives can play them, but don't expect to burn a music compilation onto a CD-RW and expect to play it in your car.

Matt

[smokingbear]

CDR is probably cheaper than floppy disks these days. Fry's sells 80 minutes CDR with case for 29 cents each.

[alwayenoughtram]

These CDR are amazing, excellent backup thought permanent. very reliable.

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Ancient Celeron 366@458mhz PR-550 Kill K6-2 I mean literally LOLOLOLOL
SB AWE-64 19.95 ROCKS
8x cdrom and 32x cdrom
4meg PCI S3 3d accelerator
8.4g maxtor and slow *** 40g seagate that I just recently got
DSL modem 1.5mbps/256mbps down/up stream

[alwayenoughtram]

dang, havent got my CDRW yet, maybe 4 more day, let ya know how it goes. been nice chatting with ya. perhap some other time.

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Ancient Celeron 366@458mhz PR-550 Kill K6-2 I mean literally LOLOLOLOL
SB AWE-64 19.95 ROCKS
8x cdrom and 32x cdrom
4meg PCI S3 3d accelerator
40g seagate sucks now sit in the corner, am now using maxtor 30gig no noise now I am very happy and very very satisfied.

[Mole]

How much did the CD-RW cost? 4x sounds awfully outdated and slow to me.

I just replaced my old HP 4X burner with a Yamaha 16X which costed me around 300 USD.

You should be able to get at least a 8X or 12X burner for just a tiny bit more expensive than your 4X.

[alwayenoughtram]

I found out too late that one CDRW wont do me much good, need at least 2 for 2 computer
because CDRW media cannot be read by normal cdrom kind of sucks.

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Ancient Celeron 366@458mhz PR-550 Kill K6-2 I mean literally LOLOLOLOL
SB AWE-64 19.95 ROCKS
8x cdrom and 32x cdrom
4meg PCI S3 3d accelerator
40g seagate sucks now sit in the corner, am now using maxtor 30gig no noise now I am very happy and very very satisfied.

[rh71]

Depends how old the CDROM is. CDRWs can easily be read by all the drives of today. I believe there was a program that comes with Adaptec software that installs something on your machine to enable CDROMs to read it (multiread was it?) I don't remember much of this recording stuff ever since I gave the burner back to my brother a few months ago.

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Listen you, when I catch you I'm gonna rip your eyes out and shove em down your pants so you can watch me beat the crap out of you!!!

[alwayenoughtram]

take forever you burn them but it much faster for a cdrom to read it so it a good tradeoff.

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Ancient Celeron 366@458mhz PR-550 Kill K6-2 I mean literally LOLOLOLOL
SB AWE-64 19.95 ROCKS
8x cdrom and 32x cdrom
4meg PCI S3 3d accelerator
40g seagate doesn't suck now I am using it again! CHEERS! hellalula! yeeeeeeha!

[alwayenoughtram]

can't wait till I get it LOL
right now I is have no cd burner just the media! HEHEHEHE

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sorry folk the joke has gone far long enought, time we get down to business hehehe, oh Im still joking!