How to buy a Blue ray DVD burner
A Blue ray DVD burner is the next generation in compact disc writable technology. It not only plays Blue ray discs but also write on special discs for backup and storage of data. The Blue ray DVD burner can write on single layer or double layer discs which can hold 25 or 50 GB of data respectively. By comparison, the traditional DVD discs can only hold 4.7 to 9.4 GB worth of data. Prices for a Blue ray DVD burner have been dropping steadily making them affordable. Here are some tips if you are in the market for one.
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Decide if want external or internal Blue ray DVD burner. If your primary computer is a laptop or a Mac, you should probably get an external device as it is difficult to upgrade these computers with internal devices. External burners are also nice as they can be switched to multiple computers. They are however more expensive than internal models and consume more power.
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Decide if you are want a dual layer or single layer Blue ray DVD burner. The dual layer burners can use dual layer disks which hold up to 50 GB per disk. But if you do not plan to store that much data on a disc, you may be better off with a single layer burner.
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Decide on the slowest burn speed you can live with. These burners can write a lot of data, for example it takes about 50 minutes for a 2x burner to write a full 25 GB disc. Burners also come in speeds of 4x, 6x and 8x write speeds.
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After you narrow down a list of burners you are interested in, discard the ones that are not compatible with your computer. For example, many external Blue ray DVD burners have a firewire interface. You want to make sure your computer has a fireware port. Similarly, almost all internal Blue ray DVD burners have a SATA interface which means you need to make sure you have a free SATA port in your computer.
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