What is an optical drive?

An optical drive is a generic term to refer to drive that can accept CDs and/or DVDs. The come in a variety of speeds and capabilities. Compare: Drives that can read CDs only Drives that can read DVDs and CDs only Drives that can read DVDs and CDs and burn CDs Drives that can read DVDs and CDs and burn DVDs and CDs

And then there are the different types of CDs and DVDs CD-R DVD-R DVD+R Double Layer DVD-R Double Layer DVD+R

The best drives are those classified as dual format double layer DVD burners. They’ll do just about anything.

And now there are Blu-Ray optical drives. They’re expensive, but they’ll be a standard soon. Blu-Ray discs have replaced DVDs are the new high definition (HD) video format.

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