CD & DVD Burners
CD & DVD Burners covers writable optical drives: Compaq CD-RW drives with ratings like 12x/4x/32x and 48x/32x/48x, HP DVD+RW drives, and combo DVD/CD-RW drives made for ProLiant servers such as the DL145 G3. Most are IDE units from desktop and server generations that predate SATA optical drives, bought to keep a specific system complete or to write discs on older hardware.
CD & DVD Burners: 2,392 products
Buying guide
Reading burner specs
Speed notation
A CD-RW rating like 48x/32x/48x lists write speed for CD-R, rewrite speed for CD-RW, then read speed.
Combo drives
A DVD/CD-RW combo drive reads DVDs but only writes CDs. To burn DVDs you need a DVD±RW drive.
Server drive fit
Burners built for ProLiant servers are slimline drives with server bezels; check the part number against your server.
CD & DVD Burners
Frequently asked questions
What do numbers like 48x/32x/48x mean on a CD-RW drive?
They're the maximum speeds for writing CD-R, rewriting CD-RW and reading CDs, in that order.
Can a CD-RW drive read DVDs?
Only if it's a combo drive. A plain CD-RW drive reads and writes CDs but can't read DVDs.
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