Choosing a disk for recording the necessary information is one of the most common problems of most computer users. Discs vary in format, capacity, recording speed, and even packaging.
Instructions
Step 1
Determine which disc format is best for storing the selected information. All discs are divided into CD and DVD. This does not mean that only movies can be burned to DVDs - there can be music or photo files. It's just that a CD can hold up to 800 MB of data, and a DVD - up to 8.5 GB, but a DVD can only be played on a special DVD player, and CDs can be read by a player of any format. There are also mini discs. They are also subdivided into mini-CDs of 210 MB and mini-DVDs of 1.4 GB.
Step 2
The next criterion for choosing discs can be the ability to write repeatedly. CD-R and DVD-R markings indicate that information can be recorded on such a disc only once. CD-RW and DVD-RW marking means that you can rewrite data up to fifty times.
Step 3
Recording speed is another important indicator of the properties of a disc. Naturally, a higher write speed seems more convenient, but it should be borne in mind that the maximum write speed of each burner differs depending on the format of the disc itself. So, the speed of CD-R is considered to be up to 52, i.e. 7600 Kb / s, and CD-RW - from 4 to 32. For DVD-R, write speed will be from 2 to 16, and for DVD-RW - from 2 to 8.
Step 4
The way the discs are packed also differs. Of course, preference should be given to disks packed in separate boxes, since placing several disks on a tube at once leads to their early failure.
Step 5
Please also note that discs differ in the way they are labeled. The Printable label means that the printer can print images on the outside of the disc, while Lightscribe means that the same operation can be done in the drive itself. We should also mention Hardcoated discs with a special protective coating of the recording surface, which allows to extend the life of such discs tenfold.
