I would say it depends on how much media you want to back up. DVD's can hold more, but they are more expensive.
For myself right now I'd go w/ CD because of the price and that I don't take as many photos as I should (even if I did I wouldn't have 4 gigbytes that I'd want to save anyways ;)
Something to consider: virtually all DVD+R, DVD-R, and combo DVD+/-R drives can also burn CD-R's. So you have your choice with those. Given the current prices, it almost doesn't make sense to buy a CD-R drive anymore, unless you are talking about a laptop, or unless you can't afford the extra $60.
My latest desktop machine has a DVD+R drive, and I burn CDs when its more cost effective or the situation calls for it, and DVDs when I can fill them. DVD+Rs cost about $2 now in 25 pack spindles (Verbatim Datalife) and decent/good CD-Rs (Verbatim) cost about .25 each in 50 or 100 unit spindles. Costs are comparable, but when you have more than a thousand CD-Rs to catalog, they begin to feel burdensome like floppies. Of course, recordable DVDs are still too low in capacity for our growing data needs. Try backing up your measly 40 GB drive to CDs or DVDs! (And I have two 200 GB drives in my machine ;)
Something to consider: virtually all DVD+R, DVD-R, and combo DVD+/-R drives can also burn CD-R's. So you have your choice with those. Given the current prices, it almost doesn't make sense to buy a CD-R drive anymore, unless you are talking about a laptop, or unless you can't afford the extra $60.
I had to replace my CD burner on my PC, and it was about $40 (internal), so the price difference is still quite substantial. But I have access to an external DVD burner, so I wasn't worried about that ... otherwise I'd have probably gone DVD. Sometimes, burning to the smaller CD format still makes more sense ...
Never used external Cd writer, So just wanted to having an external DVD Writer or CD or HDD means, we need to use a Adapter for power and we connect to computer by USB PORT
Something to consider: virtually all DVD+R, DVD-R, and combo DVD+/-R drives can also burn CD-R's. So you have your choice with those. Given the current prices, it almost doesn't make sense to buy a CD-R drive anymore, unless you are talking about a laptop, or unless you can't afford the extra $60.
I had to replace my CD burner on my PC, and it was about $40 (internal), so the price difference is still quite substantial. But I have access to an external DVD burner, so I wasn't worried about that ... otherwise I'd have probably gone DVD. Sometimes, burning to the smaller CD format still makes more sense ...
Drives can be had for around $100, less if you don't mind getting an OEM drive (non-shrink-wrapped, sometimes not as many extras in the box). Here's one good example of a non OEM package for around $100: NEC ND-2500A
Never used external Cd writer, So just wanted to having an external DVD Writer or CD or HDD means, we need to use a Adapter for power and we connect to computer by USB PORT
Only if it is USB-2 or FireWire. USB-1 is too slow for DVDs, and barely enough for CD-R.
Hi
I have Sony CD writter with Nero Software that came with it.
Software is good for taking backup of snaps etc.
when i need to take bacup of my Hard disk, i suffer from big problems, as this software has naming and folder protocol, where name cannnot be bigger than i guess 11 letters plus it cannot have more than 8 sub folders etc.
My 5-60 % folders are rejected where i store web pages, as all web pags have subfolders and these web pages are again part of some bigger folder clubbed together
I'm looking forward to the new Sony Blu-Ray disks. 25Gb on a paper based disk. Just scrunch it up and throw it away when you are done - who needs longevity ? :)
I'm looking forward to the new Sony Blu-Ray disks. 25Gb on a paper based disk. Just scrunch it up and throw it away when you are done - who needs longevity ? :)
Then they come out with Sony Blue-Ray Pro disk with faster transfer rate, 3 years later just to sell you a new reader :P
