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Does a Cd-rw drive read the same way as a cd-rom?
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Skippy786
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_ 		6. April 2002 @ 14:35 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
This probably a dumb question, but a am a computer novice. If I get rid of my old CD-ROM drive, and get a CD-RW, will I need a new CD-ROM to play my music and games like I always did? Or will the CD-RW cover it?
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johnbmx
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_ 		6. April 2002 @ 17:20 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
it works exactly the same except now you will be able to burn cd's..yay
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Pio2001
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_ 		7. April 2002 @ 05:52 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
But you'd better keep a CD ROM, it's faster than a burner, and you'll preserve the lifetime of your burner (usually short) using it just to burn.
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_ 		7. April 2002 @ 10:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
On the other hand, burners are typically better readers than (cheap) CD-ROMs. But it is true that burners tend to have shorter average lifetime (according to some old manufacturer information)
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