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No, CD Drives and CD Burners are two different types of optical drives on personal computers that perform different functions regarding compact disk media.
CD Burners are optical drives can write data on a burnable disk. CDs are comprised of thin layers of dots computers use to burn information on. CD Burners are equipped with a special laser that burns binary code onto the CD's surface. CD Burners can both read and write CD disks.
CD Drives are not equipped with that special burning device, and have only a laser that can read the information stored on a disk. They can only read CD disks.
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∙ 11y agoPossibly, but not necessarily.
A CD Drive reads CDs, and a CD Burner reads from and writes to CDs.
The CD drive can be internal - installed into the PC's body, or external - connected by a wire.
So an external CD drive could be either a reader, or a read/write drive, you'd have to see which specific drive it is.
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What are the main advantages of an external CD burner?
The main advantages of having an external CD burner is that it frees up space on the hard drive, as well as space in the casing. Burning is accomplished simply by plugging a syncronizing cord into a USB port from the external burner.
How do you back up a computer that does not have a CD burner?
Use an external hard drive, or USB Flash drive.
What are the relative advantages and disadvantages of internal CD burner and external CD burner?
An external drive will be a little slower because of the speed differences between SATA (internal) and USB (external). The obvious advantage to an external is changeability, ease of access, etc.
Can an internal CD burner be connected as external via USB?
According to some older webposts elsewhee it is easy and works well. I tried hooking up a cannibalised DVD burner to an external hard drive enclosue (the pins are the same) without success.
What is a duck drive?
Duck DriveUSB 2.0 Powered External Mini DVD RW DL Burner DVD-ROM CD Burner CD-ROM super combo driveSourcehttp://duckdrive.com/
Do you have a CD burner if you have a CD drive and DVD drive?
Not necessarily. You can have a CD/DVD reading drive that does not write.
Does the acer blue aspire one aoa150-1577 mini laptop have a CD burner?
No, it does not. It is recommended to buy an external USB burner.
In a system that uses a CD drive the audio wire connects the to the?
In a system that uses a CD drive the audio wire connects to the..CD burner. - Rosie Walia
If you use an external drive to rip a CD into the computer does it affect the sound quality?
No. Only difference between an external and an internal drive is well, one's on the outside and the other is on the inside. That's about it. the mechanics of CD burners are the same regardless of location.
What exactly is an external cd drive?
They're mainly used for computers that lack one (usually small netbooks) but could be used as secondary CD-ROM drives.
How do you transfer music from CD to netbook?
Use an external DVD/ CD drive
Where can one buy an external cd rom drive?
One can buy an external CD-Rom drive from many places. This includes online websites such as Amazon, eBay and Mwave. As well as this, one may visit a computer store to see if they have an external CD-Rom drive.
