How to Choose Between CD-R and CD-RW Burners

CD-R and CD-RW drives (also called burners or recorders) can make permanent (write-once) recordings on blank CD-R discs. CD-RW burners can also make erasable recordings on blank CD-RW discs. The two technologies have different strengths and weaknesses.
	Steps:
1.	Consider a CD-R burner if you mainly want to archive photographs, scanned documents or other large files.
2.	Choose a CD-R burner if you wish to make music CDs or if you will use your CDs in other computers. Some CD players and CD-ROM drives have trouble with CD-RW discs.
3.	Consider a CD-RW burner if you mainly want to back up your hard disk.
4.	Buy a CD-RW burner unless price is a critical consideration.
	Tips:
	CD-RW drives cost more than CD-R drives.
	Blank CD-RW discs often cost more than CD-R discs.
	All blank CDs can hold 650 MB of data or 74 minutes of audio.
	Although CD-R discs cannot be erased and reused, you can add data until the disc is full.
	Warnings:
	Many CD-ROM drives and audio CD players cannot read CD-RW discs. Some CD drives and players have trouble reading some CD-R discs.
	Copying audio CDs and CD-ROMs might violate U.S. copyright laws.