ahh wrote in message
> Is a CDRW/DVD combo have greater chance
> of a shortened lifespan than just a plain CDRW?
Shouldnt have.
> In other words is the moving mechanisms more heavy
> or complicated that might cause a faster malfuntion?
Nope. The only real possibility is that the
laser used might not have as long a life.
> I use to be under the impression that it was good to have
> a CD reader seperate from your burner due to there not
> being as long of a lifespan with a CDRW and to save your
> CDRWs lifespan by using your reader for reading CDs.
Yes, that was a theoretical desirability when burners were so much
more expensive. The modern reality is that they arent all that much
more expensive than a basic cdrom drive, so that usage consideration
is all rather pointless now, you might as well just treat it as a cheap
drive that can be cheaply replaced if it does stop working instead.
> This may still be the case but CDRWs are so
> cheap now that I don't care and will have only one.
Yep, thats the fundament that has changed things completely.
> CDRW/DVD combos are cheap as well but I have such little need for
> DVD that if they are less durable then I will stick to the plain CDRW.
There shouldnt be any effect like that, so you might as well have the
CDRW/DVD combo in case something turns up in DVD format most
cheaply, like say Office etc that needs more than one CD.
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