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Re: Cd rewritable and dvd
From:
Troy Havard <[log in to unmask]>
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PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Sat, 16 Oct 1999 18:00:23 -0500
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Actually, DVD-RAM drives can be had (even in kit form) for under $500.00 now.
Check out pricewatch.

Troy

Patrick C Black wrote:

> Plan and simple Westly, NO. You cannot,  CDR/RWs can only hold a maximum of
> 650 Megabytes of data. DVD's hold more than a Gigabyte of Data that's
> specially formatted for the DVD disc.  if you want make DVD's you'll want a
> DVD-RAM drive. Which is the cost of a small Car ( 2,000 bucks and higher).
>
> But like CDR's they will eventually be cheap enough for us to buy.

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