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DVD-ROM or Burner??

Last post 05-21-2008, 8:58 AM by KennyMcClellan. 4 replies.
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  •  05-16-2008, 4:34 PM 322694

    DVD-ROM or Burner??

    What is the difference between a dvd burner and a dvd rom drive Would a DVD-rom drive be fine if all i need to do is install games(both cd and dvd rom games)?

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  •  05-16-2008, 5:07 PM 322711 in reply to 322694

    Re: DVD-ROM or Burner??

    Burners also have the ability to write to DVD +R -R and/or RW.

    If you  don't need this capability, then certainly DVD-ROM will work just fine.

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  •  05-16-2008, 5:12 PM 322714 in reply to 322711

    Re: DVD-ROM or Burner??

    Since burners are so cheap these days, I recommend you just pay the 5 bucks more and get a burner..
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  •  05-18-2008, 11:03 AM 323339 in reply to 322714

    Re: DVD-ROM or Burner??

    good point.

    this is a good way to keep your HDD empty ROFL
    i have burnt  some 30 disks Yes


     

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  •  05-21-2008, 8:58 AM 324752 in reply to 323339

    Re: DVD-ROM or Burner??

    Just get the Burner, It's worth it.
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