Re: Creating Recovery Discs
Actually, there is no CD+R, only CD-R. There are two types of recordable DVDs, DVD-R/RW, and DVD+R/RW. There really isn't any difference, other than the standards were set by two different DVD forums for manufacturers. It has been known that most retail DVD+Rs write at faster speeds than DVD-Rs in an optical burner. However, DVD-R has been around longer, so it is a bit cheaper and the standard is available on all optical drives. DVD+R DL has an 8.5 GB capacity, and therefore your stack of discs shrink dramatically. If you have a DVD optical burner, you should be able to select the DVD option to create restore discs, even though it's been backed up to CD. Just remember the specs...
CD-R/RW 700 MB
DVD-/+ R/RW 4.7 GB
DVD+R 8.5 GB
I have yet to see a double layer DVD+RW, though I'm sure they are out there.
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