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Newer models of tapes drives are generally faster than newer models of dvd drives; sometimes up to 4 times faster.
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Are there any tape drives that also uses DVD's?
Yes, the Panasonic DVD-RAM Cartridge Drive uses DVD's and is an excellent unit.
Can the data on my old tape drive be transferred to DVD?
It's just a matter of putting it on a computer with a DVD burner.It would take awhile,but it's not difficult.
WHICH STORage devices has the largest capacityi s DVD room CD room flopy disk zip drive?
It goes (Most room) Tape, DVD, CDROM, Floppy.
What is the difference with 20X DVD-RW drive and Slot-load super multi DVD-RW?
The difference is in the manufacturers marketing and in the manner of loading the drive. Slot Loading vs Tray Loading is fairly irrelevant these days, but tray loading drives are certainly more popular. The 20X refers to how many times faster the drive is as compared to the DVD standard. In other words a 20X drive will be faster than an 8X.
What you can download music on to?
Your computer, iPhone, iPod, MP3 player, Smart phone, CD, DVD, Cassette tape, Flash drive, Zip Drive, stand alone hard drive, etc.
Will buying a faster DVD burner speed up the encoding process?
No. The encoding process is performed by the CPU. Buying a faster DVD drive will only speed up the process of actually writing the data to the disc.
How can you play your DVD tape on your PC?
play DVD on CDROM
What is wrong with tape backup for your computer?
Any backup is better than none, but tape is considered to be old technology. Cheaper to copy files to a DVD or CD. Files can from there be recovered to other computers as most have a DVD or CD drive for reading. Getting a file from a disk would probably be a lot quicker than tape too.
What kind of ways can you store data?
CD, DVD, USB, Hard Drive, Floppy Disk, Blu-ray, Internet (cloud) DAT-Tape, SSD, Cassette Tape. that's all I know
What did CD's or DVD's replace?
Tape
Can you run a game from a DVD-rom drive without having the game installed on the hard-drive?
Most games do not allow this. Plus a DVD has a slower access time, so it is faster to read the data from the hard drive. The DVD is usually only read for DRM privileges, or if you do not have enough space on your computer for all of the content.
Rank these storage methods in order of their storage capacity DVD floppy disk CD tape?
Tape, DVD, CD, Floppy Disk
