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02/23/2004 04:36:06 AM · #1 |
This is a question for the computer techies.
I will be purchasing a custom built computer within the next few months and I am looking for guidance on installing a CD burner or a DVD burner to back up my pics. My new PC will have a 120 GB hard drive for primary image backup and I plan a secondary backup to disk (CD or DVD).
What do you suggest?
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02/23/2004 04:38:25 AM · #2 |
| DVD burners are relatively cheap these days - I'd go with a DVD +R and -R, that way you can take advantage of whatever media is cheapest. :-) |
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02/23/2004 04:39:51 AM · #3 |
| If you can afford it, I'd go with DVD burner, it holds about 4x more info than a CD (I think), and if I'm not mistaken DVD burners usually are able to burn CD's as well. Plus you get the added flexibility of being able to make DVD's for your own personal use. |
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02/23/2004 04:40:59 AM · #4 |
Originally posted by jgal76:
it holds about 4x more info than a CD (I think) |
700MB vs. 4.7GB for a DVD.. Well worth the extra few pennies. |
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02/23/2004 04:41:45 AM · #5 |
| ...and make sure it IS dual format +/- |
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02/23/2004 05:07:04 AM · #6 |
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02/23/2004 05:09:07 AM · #7 |
Definitely get a DVD burner. The storage advantage (4.7GB vs 700MB) is very huge compared to the price difference. + or - doesn't really matter for me... mine drive's purely + and that seems to be the way the industry is heading... after all, all the newer innovations seem to go towards improving the + format more than the - format (e.g. 8X DVD+R speed).
:)atwl
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02/23/2004 06:01:25 AM · #8 |
How much does dvd burner cost in Usa, in India we get for 200-250$, what about recordable dvd, how much do they cost
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02/23/2004 07:31:45 AM · #9 |
I saw an ad this weekend for a Sony DVD +R/-R dual format for $169.
DVD media is usually about $2 each, but can be found on sale for $1 each.
I recently bought an HP DVD burner for $99, but that was a special day after Thanksgiving deal.
Originally posted by General:
How much does dvd burner cost in Usa, in India we get for 200-250$, what about recordable dvd, how much do they cost |
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02/23/2004 11:12:16 AM · #10 |
you can find DVD media online for as little as .59 per disc. it's almost as cheap as buying CDs, you just gotta hunt around. do a google search for like DVD Media, or check pricegrabber.com and stuff like that, and you can find some great deals.
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02/23/2004 11:29:39 AM · #11 |
| Just a quick note: In the past, I've had very poor luck with "generic" DVD media, to the point where today, some of the discs are no longer readable (even though it verified good after the burn was complete). This was over a year ago and things may have changed a lot since then, but if the data is really important, you may want to make multiple backups. The data density of a DVD is significantly higher than a CD, so the manufacturing requirements for a good, reliable blank disc are also that much higher. |
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02/23/2004 11:43:27 AM · #12 |
yeah, wait till name brand dvds go on sale, there much better. I have the sonu dru 510a dvd +/- writer. I use dvd-r media. BTW, I got it for 150 from circuit city 3 months ago. There even cheaper now.
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02/23/2004 12:45:14 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by Beagleboy:
This is a question for the computer techies.
I will be purchasing a custom built computer within the next few months and I am looking for guidance on installing a CD burner or a DVD burner to back up my pics. My new PC will have a 120 GB hard drive for primary image backup and I plan a secondary backup to disk (CD or DVD).
What do you suggest? |
Go with a DVD burner, but be very careful which brand\model you buy. Do some research before you buy. I recently bought a couple Toshiba 5112's for new systems that I built for my wife and daughter. They have a very hard time burning any DVD disks. They burn CDs fine, but can't even recognize most DVD disks. There are much newer and faster drives available too.
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02/23/2004 12:54:53 PM · #14 |
I have not read the other responses but DVD BURNER WITH OUT A QUESTION.
I have over 9 GB of pictures on my computer now and you would not want to write it all on about 15 tiny CDs when you can put it on two DVDs. |
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02/23/2004 01:00:39 PM · #15 |
Originally posted by siggi:
I have not read the other responses but DVD BURNER WITH OUT A QUESTION.
I have over 9 GB of pictures on my computer now and you would not want to write it all on about 15 tiny CDs when you can put it on two DVDs. |
compression! make it one dvd!
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02/23/2004 01:45:16 PM · #16 |
External USB hard drive maybe???
120 GB 7200 rpm 130 $
Message edited by author 2004-02-23 19:42:00. |
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02/23/2004 01:56:24 PM · #17 |
| TDK brand recordable DVDs are standardly about $28/15 (spindled). I would almost for sure go with an external DVD-writer, preferably with a combo FireWire/USB-2 connection capability. A guy I trust (owns an independent Mac store for over 15 years) currently recommends LaCie drives. |
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02/23/2004 02:32:51 PM · #18 |
| Make it a DVD burner BUT, I would only use CDs for back up of photos. If you have lots of photos you could put them on one or two DVDs but, CDs are free after rebate if you watch for sales and you can group photos in smaller catagories. Much easier to find photos when you want them. Save the DVDs for movies and slide shows because they cost more. |
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02/23/2004 03:02:01 PM · #19 |
I'm not a computer techie..what does the +/- mean?
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02/23/2004 03:10:43 PM · #20 |
Originally posted by shutterfly:
I'm not a computer techie..what does the +/- mean? |
Some DVD players use the DVD-R format and some use DVD+R format. Basically different companies will use a different format hoping that their format will become more popular.
Easiest way to make sure you get the right one and not get the format that may be discontinued is to look into multiformat DVD+-R format.
Message edited by author 2004-02-23 20:11:13. |
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02/23/2004 05:34:37 PM · #21 |
I am also not Computer Techie either ,
I want to know what does dual format mean secondly i have Cd writer, I read all my cd using writer, is there any harm in that, i have been told it is harmful to use your writer to read
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02/23/2004 06:21:34 PM · #22 |
Originally posted by General:
I am also not Computer Techie either ,
I want to know what does dual format mean secondly i have Cd writer, I read all my cd using writer, is there any harm in that, i have been told it is harmful to use your writer to read |
Just what Faidoi said: a dual format DVD recorder can record both formats of DVD: DVD+R and DVD-R. A good resource for more info (and drive capabilities) on DVD Writers: DVDRHelp
There's no harm using your CD-RW to read discs other than normal wear and tear.
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02/23/2004 06:25:52 PM · #23 |
Remember when vcrs first came out, there was Beta (Sony) and VHS(Everyone else) we all know which one became more popular.
When cds came out there were so many formats to choose from. Look how many different memory card formats are out there currently. With technology every company wants to make their format the popular one. |
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02/23/2004 06:52:58 PM · #24 |
Originally posted by faidoi:
Remember when vcrs first came out, there was Beta (Sony) and VHS(Everyone else) we all know which one became more popular.
When cds came out there were so many formats to choose from. Look how many different memory card formats are out there currently. With technology every company wants to make their format the popular one. |
Actually, CDs were the exception to this: CD's came out pretty well standardized and agreed upon (except for dealing with formats like Mac and Unix which took longer). But CD-R recorder's sure were unreliable in the beginning. I paid almost $2200 for my first one (a Pinnacle Micro unit), it was external, 1x, and made wonderful coasters out of $10+ media.
Of course, before that, only service bureaus had them and they cost $35K and up, so I thought I was getting quite the barging for under $2500. LOL.
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02/23/2004 07:06:04 PM · #25 |
I would say it depends on how much media you want to back up. DVD's can hold more, but they are more expensive.
For myself right now I'd go w/ CD because of the price and that I don't take as many photos as I should (even if I did I wouldn't have 4 gigbytes that I'd want to save anyways ;)
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