Y Variable and fixed packet recording; typically used byRecommended Media
back-up software and Drive Letter Access software to
add files and folders at a time, instead ofCD-R: Sony 74/80 min. CD-Recordable disc.
tracks/sessions at a time.CD-RW: Sony 74/80 min. CD-ReWritable disc.
To achieve trouble free 8X recording speeds, be sure the
Applications
CD-R media is certified for 8X recording.
To achieve trouble free 4X CD-RW recordings, be sure theCD-R and CD-RW discs are each ideal for slightly different
CD-RW media is certified for 4X recording.applications. Both can be recorded with the Spressa
CD-ReWritable recorder. CD-R discs canOt be erased, but are
Reliabilitycompatible with standard CD-ROM drives and CD players.
CD-RW discs can be erased and re-written, but have some
inter-change limitations. Here are some typical applications
The CD-RW Recorder has a mean time between thefor both discs:
following (MTBF) rating of as high as 100,000 power on
hours (POH) at 25% duty. 25% duty means the CD-RWDataCD Personal
Recorder is in actual use a quarter of the time the unit isDistribution Back-up Archiving Prototyping File Storage
turned on. MTBF is an average failure rate based on theCD-R YYY
total power on hours divided by the drive Annual Failure
Rate. A failure is any malfunction of the drive that preventsCD-RWYYY
you from using it. This includes failure to power up, load
or unload a CD, and read or write data. Faults are not
considered failures when they relate to incompatibleMedia Compatibility
software or discs, or from mishandling and/or abuse.
Due to the different makeup of CD-R and CD-RW discs,
Reliability ratings are derived from a large statisticalthese discs have different reflective qualities, and can be
sample, and are not indicative of the performance of aused with the following units.
single unit.
CD-RAll CD-ROM drives and CD players
CD-RWMulti-Read and CD-RW compatible
CD-ROM drives and DVD-ROM drives
Most newer drives are Multi-Read drives which have the
capability to read stamped CD, CD-R and CD-RW discs.
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