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A CD drive is an optical drive (a piece of hardware that reads Compact Discs).
A DVD drive is an optical drive (a piece of hardware that reads DVD Discs).
There are lots of optical drives that can read both DVDs and CDs, some can even 'burn' information onto blank discs.
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From: TheAllKnowingEye
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 16y agoCD drive can read Data CD's. approximately 700MB. They can also play Music CD's. They can only read. A CD Writer can write new CD's using CD-R discs only once. A CD ReWriter can burn CD's to CD-R discs once, or can burn to CD-RW dics multiple times.
A DVD drive can do everything a CD drive can do, and also read DVD discs ( approximately 4.2 GB ) while a DVD Burner can burn DVD's to DVD-R discs and DVD+R discs.
CD/DVD Combo's are self explanatory.
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∙ 13y agoCD drive and DVD drives are used for computers to read and write all forms of data. There are CD/DVD ROM drives fro reading data only, a CD and DVD RW is used to read as well as write data on blank disks.
Newaz.
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∙ 11y agoit lets you play dvds and cds. it also lets you retrieve dvds and music from the computer
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∙ 14y agoCD drives can only read CD. DVD are written a different way, but most DVD drives are backwards compatible with the CD format, so they usually can read both formats.
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∙ 9y agoA CD ROM drive plays back CD ROMs, not DVDs, but DVD ROM drives can play both.
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What is the difference betweena CD drive and a DVD drive?
a CD drive plays music and a DVD drive plays movies.
Is there any difference between a laptop CD-DVD drive and a PC CD-DVD drive in the way that they read the data from a CD?
In my experience, the laptops have slower drives in terms of read speed.
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.
What are the differences between CD driver and DVD driver?
The main difference between a CD driver and a DVD driver have to do with the protocols that operated individual programs.
What is the difference between a CD-ROM and a CD-ROM drive?
The same as the difference between a phonograph record and a phonograph. The CD-ROM is where the data is stored. the purpose of the CD-ROM drive is to read it.
How do you fix the the DVD CD rw combo drive when it read DVD and CD write CD but not DVD?
Your drive is probably a CD-R(W)/DVD-ROM drive. These are not capable of writing DVDs, but only reading them.
The disk drive is used to store data on what?
A floppy drive or a CD drive or a DVD drive.
Can DVD be played in a CD-rom drive?
No. A cd-rom drive cannot play DVD's. A DVD drive can play CDs and DVD's. A cd-rom drive isn't made for DVD's. It's made only for CD's, and it can't write any. It can only read.
What is the purpose of a DVD drive?
The purpose of a DVD drive is to read and write CD's and DVD's. If the drive also has rewriting capability, it can also burn CD's and DVD's.
Can a CD or DVD drive properly read a CD or DVD when the drive is standing vertically?
Yes it can
Is there a drive that plays and burns both cd and dvd?
Any DVD drive is backwards compatible as a CD drive.
How can you view your work out CD on your computer?
I guess you could try to pu it into the DVD drive if your computer has the CD and DVD combo drive I guess you could try to pu it into the DVD drive if your computer has the CD and DVD combo drive
