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PC
Labs
CD-R
and CD-RW Drives
 Introduction
Editors'
Choice
Changing
of the Guard Recordable
DVD
Competing
Standards
Bundled
Software
Label
it Like a Pro
Performance
Tests
Summary
of Features
How
to Perform
 a
Simple Backup
How
to Record
an
Audio CD
How
to Copy a CD
Reviews
HP
SureStore
Hi-Val
JCCom
JVC
Mediastore
Microboards
Mitsumi
Optima
Philips
Pinnacle
Plextor
Ricoh
Smart
& Friendly
Sony
Synchrome
TEAC
Traxdata
Yamaha
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CD-R
and CD-RW Drives
Competing Rewritable-DVD
Standards:
An Overview of Read/Write Compatibility
| Drive
type |
DVD-RAM
|
DVD+RW
|
DVD-R/W
|
MMVF
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| Primary
supporters |
Toshiba, Matsushita
(Panasonic), Hitachi, Mitsubishi, JVC |
Sony,
Philips, Hewlett-Packard, Ricoh, Yamaha |
Pioneer |
NEC
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| Capacity
per side |
2.6GB |
3GB
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3.95GB |
5.2GB
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| CD-ROM/
Audio CDs |
Read media |
Read
media,
write format * |
Media not compatible
|
Not
yet determined |
| CD-R/
CD-RW disks |
Read media |
Read
media,
write format * |
Media not compatible
|
Not
yet determined |
| DVD-Video/
DVD-ROM disks |
Read media,
write format ** |
Read
media,
write format |
Read media,
write format |
Read
media,
write format |
| Panasonic
PD disks |
Read media |
Media
not compatible |
Media not compatible
|
Media
not compatible |
| DVD-RAM
disks |
Read and write media
|
Media
not compatible |
Media not compatible
|
Not
yet determined |
| DVD+RW
disks |
Media not compatible
|
Read
and write media |
Media not compatible
|
Not
yet determined |
* Write compatability is
planned for the second generation.
** By late 1998 some manufacturers plan to produce DVD-ROM drives that
will be able to read DVD-RAM disks.
From the March 10, 1998
issue of PC Magazine
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