i thought they discontinued the 4700 and replaced it with the 5100

Get a DVD burner(writer). This will do it all--burn both CD's and DVD's and let you listen to CD's and watch DVD's.

Ken

thanks guys ok......................now one more ?  I know i want a dual drive............thank you.............but now i am computer ignorant and have done some research but i want to get the best dual drive that will help me burn, cd, and dvd..........

so is the 48xcd-rom drive + 48xcd-rw drive..........??? not sure what that does? burn 2 cd's and watch a dvd also??

sorry .........................like i said still learning. did google search but havent had much luck so far.

I am picking from choices on the 4700 dimension options...........which one is best?? listed below?

thanks so much all really so much appreciated.  I know alot of ppl who have great knowledge get frustrated with me........sorry :(

I would do dual drives so u can burn on the fly.  and if something happens to one of the drives u can still use the other one. 

that drive can burn upto speeds of 48x and can read speeds of 48x.  If I were in your shoes I would get the dvd combo drive, it will say something like cdrw/dvd.  That way you can burn cds with that drive, read cds, and play movies.  Then for your second drive I would get the dvd+- rw.  that way u can burn on all types of media that is for sale right now, and be able to read all types of media let alown burn or coppy cds and dvds on the fly. 

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thanks guys ok......................now one more ?  I know i want a dual drive............thank you.............but now i am computer ignorant and have done some research but i want to get the best dual drive that will help me burn, cd, and dvd..........

so is the 48xcd-rom drive + 48xcd-rw drive..........??? not sure what that does? burn 2 cd's and watch a dvd also??

sorry .........................like i said still learning. did google search but havent had much luck so far.

I am picking from choices on the 4700 dimension options...........which one is best?? listed below?

thanks so much all really so much appreciated.  I know alot of ppl who have great knowledge get frustrated with me........sorry :(

All DVD Drives include Cyberlink PowerDVD LE. All CD-RW drives shown below include Sonic DigitalMedia. All DVD+RW drive shown below include Sonic DigitalMedia and MyDVD LE.DVD+/-RW drives can burn both DVDs and CDs. Single Drive: 48X CD-ROM Drive Single Drive: 16X DVD-ROM Drive [add $20 or $1/month1] Single Drive: 48x CD-RW Drive [add $30 or $1/month1] Single Drive: 48x CD-RW / DVD-ROM Combo Drive [add $60 or $2/month1] Dual Drives: 48x CD-ROM Drive + 48x CD-RW Drive [add $49 or $2/month1] Dual Drives: 16x DVD-ROM Drive + 48x CD-RW Drive [add $69 or $2/month1] Dual Drives: 48x CD-RW/ DVD Combo Drive + 48x CD-ROM Drive [add $69 or $2/month1] Single Drive: 16X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) w/double layer write capability [add $90 or $3/month1] Dual Drives: 48x CD-ROM Drive + 16x DVD+/-RW w/dbl layer write capability [add $109 or $3/month1] Dual Drives: 16x DVD-ROM Drive + 16x DVD+/-RW w/dbl layer write capability [add $129 or $4/month1]

thanks again for any input.............Naive One

 

You really need to go to someplace like www.pcworld.com or www.pcmag.com and do some reading, as you don't understand much of this.

 

A CD ROM drive can burn NOTHING.  It can play CDs.

 

A CDRW drive can burn CDS and play CDs.

 

A DVD ROM drive can play DVDs or CDs.

 

A DVD burner (+ or -RW) can burn DVDs, burn CDs, play DVDs, play CDs.

 

A combo drive is simply a CDRW combined with a DVD ROM device - in other words it can burn CDs and play DVDs or CDs.  It CANNOT burn DVDs.

 

There is no such thing as a "dual drive".  That means you are getting TWO drives, and they aren't the same usually.

Rick thanks:)

I know you are a wiz and must wonder how i get by knowing so little hahaha. I dont get by as you can tell and going out of my mind trying to find the right computer :)....Getting there :)

Anyway, I have to tell you that your site you sent to me earlier to figure out what processes/applications are needed at start up was the BEST THING i found .......thanks so much for that site.  What a wonderful learning tool to understand what the heck everything is...............thanks Rick!!  You straightened me out on that one :smileywink: