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  2. Combo drive - Wikipedia

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    A combo drive is a type of optical drive that combines CD-R/CD-RW recording capability with an ability to read (but not write) DVD media; some manufacturers refer this as CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive. The term was used almost exclusively by Apple as a name for the low-end substitute for their high-end SuperDrive , as the latter was designed to both read ...

  3. Optical disc drive - Wikipedia

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    Compared to a CD's 1.2 mm layer of polycarbonate, a DVD's laser beam only has to penetrate 0.6 mm in order to reach the recording surface. This allows a DVD drive to focus the beam on a smaller spot size and to read smaller pits. DVD lens supports a different focus for CD or DVD media with same laser.

  4. Comparison of popular optical data-storage systems - Wikipedia

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    It was resolved with both surviving however: DVD-R predominating for stand-alone DVD recorders and players, and (for computers) most DVD devices being engineered as dual format, to be compatible with both. As of 2007 DVD is the de facto standard for pre-recorded movies, and popular storage of data beyond the capacity of CD.

  5. External storage - Wikipedia

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    CD-ROM: (Compact Disc Read Only Memory) It can only be read through the drive. And are usually manufactured by in bulk by a stamp type system. CD-R: (Compact Disc Recordable) was invented in the 1990s. Using CD-R, it is possible to write data once on a disc at home without the stamping equipment required for CD-ROMs.

  6. SuperDrive - Wikipedia

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    An external CD/DVD SuperDrive. SuperDrive is the product name for a floppy disk drive and later an optical disc drive made and marketed by Apple Inc. The name was initially used for what Apple called their high-density floppy disk drive, and later for the internal CD and DVD drive integrated with Apple computers.

  7. DVD player - Wikipedia

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    DVD-ROM drives from Toshiba, Pioneer, Panasonic, Hitachi, and Sony began appearing in sample quantities as early as January 1997, but none were available before May. The first PC upgrade kits (a combination of DVD-ROM drive and hardware decoder card) became available from Creative Labs, Hi-Val, and Diamond Multimedia in April and May 1997.

  8. HD DVD - Wikipedia

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    External HD DVD-ROM drive BRD-UXH6 I-O Data External Blu-ray Disc Rewriter and HD DVD-ROM drive with USB 2.0 2008/8/6 BE06LU10 LG: External USB2.0 Blu-ray Disc Rewriter, HD DVD Reader [65] BE06LU11 LG: External USB2.0 Blu-ray Disc Rewriter [66] HD DVD reader capability only by aftermarket crossflashing. [67] Xbox 360 add-on external HD DVD ...

  9. DVD recorder - Wikipedia

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    DVD recorder drives can be used in conjunction with DVD authoring software to create DVDs near or equal to commercial quality, and are also widely used for data backup and exchange. As a general rule, computer-based DVD recorders can also handle CD-R and CD-RW media; in fact, a number of standalone DVD recorders use drives designed for computers.

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