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CDs and DVDs

Media Speed and Cheaper CDs and DVDs

SUMMARY: Ensure your purchased CD and DVD media speed match that of your burner.

Make sure to purchase CDs and DVDs that are rated the same or higher speed as that of your CD or DVD burner, else you will not be able to accurately burn using that media unless you manually slow down your CD or DVD burner through hardware or software.

For example, if your CD burner has a write-speed of 24X, and you purchase blank CD-Rs that are rated 16X, you will probably not be able to use those with your CD burner unless you manually slow it down. Thus, sometimes those bargain basement CDs that are being offered for pennies per media (after rebate) may not be such a bargain after all.