What Is DVD RAM Drive?
A DVD-RAM drive has the ability to write to not only CDs and DVD-Video, but also to rewritable DVD-RAM discs. Found on desktop and laptop computers, these discs come in a cartridge or without one, and can hold 4.7 gigabytes of data. They possess special attributes, making them well suited for storing computer data.
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History
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The specification for DVD-RAM was created in 1996 and it has been in use since 1998. The rewritable DVD-RAM disc should be thought of more as a removable hard drive than that of the more common blank DVD.
Types
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DVD-RAM drives are made by a number of companies such as Panasonic, Toshiba and LaCie. The drive can be used with DVD-RAM; there is no way to add this capability to a drive after the fact.
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Significance
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Computer operating systems such as Macintosh, Linux, and Windows XP and Vista can support direct use of DVD-RAM. Earlier versions of Windows required additional support.
Benefits
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DVD-RAM is considered very reliable because of the disc having a long shelf life and error control built into it. Additionally, there is also an internal system to manage defects. This makes DVD-RAM discs suitable for continuing to add data (be that music, photo or spreadsheets) to them over a long period of time.
Warning
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DVD-RAM discs initially came in cartridges, but recent DVD recorders can work with the discs with or without the cartridge. But some drives are made so they cannot work with the cartridge in place.
Fun Fact
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While the DVD-RAM might look physically similar to a commercial DVD, most stand-alone DVD players are not able to play these discs.
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References
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