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DVD/CD Combo drives only read DVD's and write to CD-R and CD-RW
you would need a DVD-RW to write to DVD's
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MSI KT8 NEO
Athlon 64 3200+ @ 2.0ghz
1.0 GB DDR PC3200
2X 160 GB HDD
Hightech Excalibur Radeon 9800 Pro Iceq 128mb
( Core 425 MHz and Memory 380 MHz )

I have two DVD/CD recorders. Each record to both DVDs and CDs. But you have to be careful and read the documentation when you are buying a drive.

A sure way to tell is to look at he specs. For exampe here are the specs for one drive:
Memorex 8X Dual Format DVD Recorder, Model 32023269
Read Speed: 40X CD-ROM, 12X DVD-ROM
Write Speed: 8X DVD+R, 4X DVD+RW, 8X DVD-R, 4X DVD-RW, 24X CD-R, 24X CD-RWYou can see that it can read both CDs and DVDs and write to CDs and DVDs (both + and -).
Here is another drive:
Sony Beige 52X32X52X16 Combo Drive, Model CRX320E
Read Speed: 52X CD-ROM, 16X DVD-ROM
Write Speed: 52X CD-R, 32X CD-RWYou can see that it can read both CDs and DVDs but only write to CDs.

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