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Fall 2000, Volume III, Issue 2, Page 5 |
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CD-Writer Drive Backups For years we could only read from CD-ROM's (Compact Disk, Read Only Memory). In the last few years we can now create our own CD's with CD-Writer drives. Each CD holds 650 megabytes so they can be used to backup an entire hard drive, but not without a time expense. If your hard drive is very large you will still have to sit by your computer and swap in and out CD's to perform a complete backup. These drives use two kinds of CD's. One kind is called CD-R's which you can save to only once. When the CD is full, that's it. The second CD's are called CD-RW's. These disks can be used over and over just like a floppy or Zip disk although they are a bit more expensive.
Like Zip and Tape drives, CD-Writers come in internal and external models. Use an external only if you want to use it with more than one computer or if you don't have an extra internal drive bay. The added benefit of using CD-Writers for your backups is that you can also use the drive to save very large files to give to coworkers, family and friends. You can also make your own music CD's which is the craze with teenagers these days. Page 5 of 6 |
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