What is the best all purpose CD Burner.
My CD RW is a SAMSUNG SP8004H; CyberDRV CW088D CD-R R/W  I have a
Compaq 2.8 GHZ Intel 512 Meg Memory.

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Request for Question Clarification by darrel-ga on 30 May 2003 17:24 PDT

Hello alangogo--

Could you explain what you mean by "all-purpose"?

What will you be using the CD Burner for?

Thanks,

darrel-ga

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Request for Question Clarification by endo-ga on 01 Jun 2003 12:10 PDT

Hi,

Do you want to buy such a drive from an online store? In which country
are you situated? Is your current CD-RW drive internal or external? Do
you want to keep your current CD-RW drive and add a new one or replace
your current one? Do you know how to replace an internal CD-RW drive?
If you want an external drive, do you have Firewire or USB2 ports?
What model Compaq is your computer?

Thanks.

endo

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Request for Question Clarification by haversian-ga on 01 Jun 2003 15:01 PDT

What do you mean by "best"?

Best quality?
Best speed?
Best media compatability?
Best price?
Best price/performance (==speed?)?

-Haversian

Hi alangogo,


Thanks for an interesting question.


In my personal experience, I've found that the best cd burning
software is Nero Burning Rom by Ahead Software.
As Cnet says, "When it comes to speed, power, and timely support for
the latest technologies and drives, Ahead Nero Burning ROM has no peer
in CD/DVD mastering software:"
URL: http://reviews.cnet.com/Nero_Burning_ROM_5_5/4505-3514_7-5608522.html?tag=promo2

Nero will definitely perform well with the software setup you've
described.


If you'd like to back up dvds from dvd to cd, you can learn more about
this process here:
URL: http://www.dvdrhelp.com/sefy

To make a VCD with Nero, see this guide:
URL: http://www.dvdrhelp.com/nero.htm

       
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Thank You,
I took your advise and purchased the entire package as opposed to the
download.  It is a great product.  Thanks again

    Best Alan Goodgold

These days there are many good quality cd burners available that do
pretty much the same range of tasks. One that I particularly like is
the "TDK" brand of cd writers. My friends seem to prefer lite-on
drives, which are also fairly good for a low price. These are just two
brands, but there are many others that will meet most people's needs.

Hi darrel,

I will be burning dtat file; various media, including MP3, JPG, BMP,
MIDI, and various movie formats like AVI and AUDI WAV MPEG formats and
if possible backup some of my favorite DVD's, however that is not a
must.


               Thanks for your help\Alan