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How to Choose a CD, DVD or Hard Drive

There are many devices which can be used generally look for a 40X record speed or
to store or write data in your computer faster. Anything slower will cost you a
system. The options include hard drives, lot of time burning CDs.Internal or
USB/Firewire storage devices, CD writers External: You can choose between an
and DVD writers. Hard drives are a very internal or external CD writer. Internal
essential (and delicate) piece of drives are best suited for desktop PCs
equipment and are a standard feature on and are the least expensive option. If
most computers. CD writers are also very you want portability and don't mind
common. USB/Firewire storage devices and paying a little more, you can get a
DVD writers are currently getting more FireWire or USB 2.0 external CD-RW drive.
popular with consumers.This article will DVD WritersDVD writers are the newest
give you some tips on selecting proper rage in the consumer data storage market.
data storage devices for your PC.Hard They let you store up to 4.7GB on a
DrivesFirst, let's cover hard drives. single disc several times the amount of
We'll look at some hard drive terms like on a CD-RW disc. So let's look at some
ATA and SCSI, as well as cover the factors to consider when purchasing a new
factors to consider when buying a new DVD drive.
drive.
ATA and SCSI: Let's get some terminology Drive Speed: One factor to consider when
out of the way before we go further. In buying DVD writers is drive speed. Most
the hard drive world, there are two data DVD-R drives write at 8X, with some older
access standards, ATA and SCSI models supporting only 4X. Personally, I
(pronounced 'Scar-Zee'). The ATA standard don't think there is significant speed
is split further into Parallel ATA (PATA) difference between a 8X and 4X drive - so
and Serial ATA (SATA). Most of normal don't spend extra money unnecessarily if
hard drives we're used to rely on the you don't have to.Compatibility
PATA standard. Some newer hard drives use There is a huge range of DVD media
the SATA standard.SATA allows transfer formats out there (DVD+R, DVD-R,DVD+R
speeds of up to 150 MBs while PATA gives DL), represented by various brands. You
up to 133 MBs. However, to use SATA, need to consider compatibility of your
you'll need a Serial ATA controller, a DVD writer with these DVD discs. DVD-R
SATA drive and a SATA power cable. The and DVD+R formats are both very
speed difference between PATA and SATA is compatible with existing DVD players and
also not significant unless you have a DVD-ROM drives - so try to get a player
high-end SATA drive.The SCSI standard is that supports those.Internal or External
a very fast hard drive standard used for You can choose between an internal or
professional computer systems which external DVD writer. Internal drives are
demand extremely fast data access. SCSI cheaper but it also means you need to
drives provide an access time of about deal with the installation hassle and
9.5ms - which I feel is really not needed non-portability. External DVD writers
for average home use.Disk Space vs. come with Firewire or USB 2.0 interfaces
Price: An important factor to consider is and may well be a better choice if you
the disk space versus price ratio. When need to move your data around a lot.
you look at the 30 GB, 40 GB and 80 ConclusionTo purchase a good storage
GBPATA hard drives, you'll find they are device, be it a hard drive, CD writer or
very close in price. If you don't mind DVD writer, you need to consider what
paying an extra $20 or so, I'd say go for price you're willing to pay for a given
the maximum disk space you can get! If set of features. In my opinion, the DVD
you do a lot of graphics or video burner is fast becoming an essential item
editing, you may want to consider larger in the average home user's PC. If you're
drives like the Seagate 160 GB hard building a new computer, you should
drive. For the average home user, definitely consider buying a DVD writer
however, 40 GB to 80 GB of disk space is on top of your standard hard drive.
plenty.Drive Speed: If data access speed Favorite PicksUpgrade Your Computer
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faster SATA drives or SCSI drives. But learn how to build your own computer or
remember that these drives come at a troubleshoot general PC problems, you
price premium and may not be necessary should check out this computer training
for average home use. Another option is video. Besides showing you the exact
to use a RAID setup where multiple hard steps for installing new hardware
disks are used to gain drive performance components, this video provides important
and/or data integrity. tips for repairing and upgrading your PC.
CD WritersCD writers are practically These tips include little gems like how
standard issue on all PCs these days. to create boot disks, configure your BIOs
Prices are ridiculously cheap, so there's or format a hard drive.Gary Hendricks
no reason not to get one, unless you runs a hobby site on building computers.
prefer a DVD writer. Visit his website at for tips and tricks
on assembling a PC, as well as buying
Drive Speed: For CD writers, you should good computer components.




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