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Dvd is different kind of storage disc even though it looks same as CD. Hence cd-rw cannot write dvd,while usually dvd-r or dvd-rw will be having facility to write on a cd.

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No. The CD-RW is a 650MB Compact Disc, while the DVD-RW is a 4.7GB Digital Versatile Disc.

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