[iBook] OT: burning large files to a CD

[Angus Wallace]

Hmmm, sure. But 800 is ~20% increase on 650mb (being the original spec for a
CD). I dunno if this is what was meant though.

There are uses for high capacity cds (as opposed to DVD-Rs), for instance in
portable cd-players, or for a computer that lacks a DVD-ROM, or fora VCD
player, etc...

It's my understanding, however, that high-capacity CDRs are less reliable. You
may want to consider that if you plan to use them for archival purposes...

Cheers,
-Angus

Quoting "David M. Converse" <dmc at silverlink.net>:

> 
> On Nov 23, 2004, at 4:05 AM, 
> ibook-request at listserver.themacintoshguy.com wrote:
> 
> > However, the CD-R manufacturers are selling CD's that claim to be
> > able to store 800 MB and 840 MB, the latter is an increase of 20%.
> 
> I hate to burst your math bubble but 840MB is not an increase of 20% 
> over 800MB! The standard CD sizes I have seen are 650 and 800MB, and I 
> have never seen 840MB CDs. If they exist, it is a 5% increase in size 
> over 800MB. If you really need to have larger capacity, you want a DVD 
> burner.
> 
>     DMC
> 
> David M. Converse
> www.lumigraphics.com
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