Looking for a CD Copier ? , need a CD Re-Writer for CD ROM Duplication

Latest standard CD Writer specs

CD Writers have come a long way since the humble single speed drives, the latest type of CD copier can burn a CD at around 52x , which equates to 7800 kb per second or a whole CD in 2 Minutes of course you’ll need a fairly fast computer with a decent bus speed and CD’s that are 52x compatible to get the full 52 speed.

Re-Write speeds have also increased and are now up to a respectable 32x compared to the 4x and 8x speeds of a few years ago.   The later drives should also have a larger buffer, most are around 2mb which is plenty, this stops all kinds of things such as buffer under runs,

Where the data from the computer is delayed for any number of reasons such as , another task running , this then means that the stream of data to the CD copied is temporarily interrupted ,

Luckily we have a 2mb buffer that keeps streaming data to the actual copying process. Once the computer is streaming data fine again , the 2mb buffer on the CD copied fills up again.

By having the buffer in place it means you’ll get far less copy failures and won’t waste as many CD’s.

CD Media

CD Writers have come a long way since the humble single speed drives, the latest type of CD copier can burn a CD at around 52x , which equates to 7800 kb per second or a whole CD in 2 Minutes of course you’ll need a fairly fast computer with a decent bus speed and CD’s that are 52x compatible to get the full 52 speed. When it comes to CD media today it’s very straight forward, just make sure the CD’s are compatible with the fastest speed of your CD copier. If you purchase slower CD’s then the CD Writer will only burn or copy at this speed.

When it comes to re-writable cd’s , these can be used many times over and are useful for frequent backups where you can just format and use again, saving money in the long run. Initially they do cost a little more , but for re-use you’ll save .   When purchasing CD’s make sure you only purchase a reputable make, all the big electronic companies such as Fujitsu, Sony, TDK etc make CD’s , they may cost a little more than the unlabelled, but will still be cheap.

For data integrity it’s certainly worth it.

Interfaces , Drive types Internal or External

If your looking for an external CD copier / burner then the best will probably be USB , it’s easy to plug-in an configure and can easily be removed and used in other machines.
Make sure though that if you purchase a USB drive that it has a USB interface. USB 2 is around 40 times faster than USB 1.

If you have an older pc or laptop / notebook it’s worth checking to see if that also have a USB 2 interface.
The other type of drive available is the Parallel interface type, this type of cd copier is still available , but are significantly slower than the USB or IDE types due to the speed of the Parallel port .

If you need more info on USB checkout our USB page where we advise on how to check what version of USB your computer or laptop / notebook has, and what options are available if you only have USB 1

Click here for our USB page

Considering a DVD writer ? why not checkout our DVD page where we cover what to look for in a DVD writer

Need a hand to install a CD copier or DVD drive checkout our install page

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