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IcEmAn87
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_ 		1. September 2003 @ 13:31 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
currently i have a cd-burner and a dvd drive in my pc i just bought a dvd-burner and now i want to know which one i should take out any ideas.
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FunkyBoss
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_ 		1. September 2003 @ 15:58 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Depends on what you plan on doing with your DVD burner... I personally would replace the CD-burner with the DVD burner. That way, if you plan on backing up a lot of DVD movies, you can rip with the DVD-ROM drive and burn with the DVD-writer.
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herbsman
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_ 		1. September 2003 @ 19:21 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   

I did what FunkyBoss stated ages ago cos I wanted to do exactly that.
It's possible to do copies of you back up on-the-fly too , aslong as both DVD drives are on seperate IDE cables.
Your DVD Burner should be able to burn CD-RW aswell...?

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FunkyBoss
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_ 		2. September 2003 @ 04:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yep, I've actually backed up both CDs and DVDs on the fly with both of my drives on the same IDE channel/cable.
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herbsman
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_ 		2. September 2003 @ 05:51 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   

It's not advised to burn on-the-fly with both drives on the same IDE cable though...
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Oriphus
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_ 		2. September 2003 @ 08:22 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I got rid of the DVD ROM because my DVD Writer can rip at around 7x with firmware upgrade and i like my 52x CD Writer
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ken0042
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_ 		2. September 2003 @ 14:38 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
If you plan on doing a lot of DVD backing up then keep the DVD-ROM. I'd rather put the wear on a $50 ROM than a $300 burner.

If you plan on doing a lot of CD's, and speed is an issue, then keep the CD-RW. Keep in mind that the difference between burning a CD at 16X or at 48X is only a few minutes. Now that I'm used to DVD burn times 6 minutes for a CD seems like nothing.
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herbsman
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_ 		2. September 2003 @ 16:29 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   

I would concur with that 100%

And that is why I do without my CD-RW x48 (for now)
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