T time29 Solid State Member Messages 7 Dec 30, 2010 #1 Is it possible to have a laptop that has a CD-Rom Drive and burns/plays regular DVDs too?
thirdshiftdj I feel funny... Messages 3,808 Location Lowell,Ma Dec 30, 2010 #2 Yes, combo drives. They read/write CDR's and DVD's. I want to say all laptops have them w/ the exception of really old laptops or netbooks
Yes, combo drives. They read/write CDR's and DVD's. I want to say all laptops have them w/ the exception of really old laptops or netbooks
MindoverMaster Golden Master Messages 12,213 Location /home Dec 30, 2010 #3 Yeah, only the ancient ones don't come with that. In the last 7 years, I believe they had them as standard.
Yeah, only the ancient ones don't come with that. In the last 7 years, I believe they had them as standard.
T TieFighter Baseband Member Messages 57 Location La Crosse, WI Dec 30, 2010 #4 In a strong attempt to confuse matters further: I have a drive in my desktop that will read DVD/DVD-Roms, CDs, but only burns CD-R and CD-RWs. The disc drive in my laptop burns all of them and reads all of them.
In a strong attempt to confuse matters further: I have a drive in my desktop that will read DVD/DVD-Roms, CDs, but only burns CD-R and CD-RWs. The disc drive in my laptop burns all of them and reads all of them.
MindoverMaster Golden Master Messages 12,213 Location /home Dec 30, 2010 #5 That is called a Combo Drive. It can only read DVD-R, but can burn CD-R, -RW.