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Media Type
Original
Capacity
Compatible Drives
CD-Recordable
(CD-R)
210 MB
650 MB
700 MB
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Readable by nearly any drive
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Recordable by nearly any recorder
DVD-Recordable
-R format
(DVD-R)
4.7 GB
8.5 GB
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Readable by most DVD-ROM, DVD-R, or
DVD-RW drives
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Recordable by DVD-R or DVD-RW
recorders. 8.5 GB discs are recordable on
dual-layer recorders.
DVD-Recordable
+R format
(DVD+R)
4.7 GB
8.5 GB
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Readable by most DVD-ROM, DVD+R, or
DVD+RW drives
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Recordable on DVD+R and most DVD+RW
recorders. 8.5 GB discs are recordable on
dual-layer recorders.
CD-ReWritable
(CD-RW)
210 MB
650 MB
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Readable by most CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, or
CD-RW drives
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Recordable and rewritable by most CD-RW
drives.
DVD-ReWritable
-RW format
(DVD-RW)
4.7 GB
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Readable by most DVD-ROM or DVD-RW
drives
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Recordable and rewritable by DVD-RW
recorders
DVD-ReWritable
+RW format
(DVD+RW)
4.7 GB
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Readable by most DVD-ROM or DVD+RW
drives
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Recordable and rewritable by DVD+RW
recorders
DVD-Random-
Access-Memory
(DVD-RAM)
4.7 GB
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Readable by most DVD-RAM drives and a
few DVD-ROM drives
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Recordable and rewritable by DVD-RAM
drives
DVD-ReWritable
Double-Layer
8.54 GB
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Recordable by DVD-RW DL drives