Q:I use the CD-R drive in my computer to make music CDs and also for storing photos. My question involves the different recordable discs that are available.

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CD burners have made it possible to combine the best of Bach and Destiny's Child on the same compact disc -- prompting grand scale consumption of CD-recorder drives by computer owners new and old.

Here's why I want to know: I have a Plextor 12/10/32A that's been driving me crazy until I realized that all of the intermittent Windows lockups and freezes were caused by Verbatim 10X CD-RW's. It ...

CD-Recordable (CD-R) drives, which record data and images to CD discs, have dropped below $1,000 and some run as low as $600. Blank CD discs now sell for as little as $6.

Normally when you insert a blank CD or DVD, the disc may mount on the desktop, in the Finder sidebar, or at the top level of the computer where you see your drives and network displayed.

When I insert a CD it tells me my drive is unsupported. System profiler says it is supported, but it is a no go. I can burn with Toast 6.0.9, but not with the Finder." ...

Even though CD-R discs are compatible with MacBook Pro and can be used to upload data such as music, the notebook will have a hard time reading and writing it if the disc is dirty and damaged, or ...

Insert a blank CD into the computer's disc drive. Click the "Music" button in the Library pane. Select your preferred audio tracks and drag them to the Burn List pane on the right side of the screen.

I still enjoy making digital playlists, of course, and I listen to them in much the same way as I did when I carted around a CD booklet: in my car, on the go, and when puttering around the house.