"A CD-RW is a medium on which you can record many times. After being used, you can erase the data. When the disc is not erased (or blanked), Nero will ask you to erase the disc before burning new data on it." Characteristics: Erasble medium which can be used some 500 times when kept in perfect condition. "Write once medium, erasing is not possible." Typical use: storing data. "Can everybody read this: All burners can read this, almost all CD/DVD players can read this, but there are rare exceptions. Use a CD-Recordable if you encounter problems." Different types: CD-RW (LowSpeed): writes at 4x CD-RW HiSpeed: writes at 8-10-12x CD-RW UltraSpeed: writes at 16-24x CD-RW UltraSpeed+: writes at 32x Go to top
(CD-RW) CD recordable media that can be erased and re-recorded. CD-RW media can only be written in a CD-RW recorder, not in a normal CD recorder, though a CD-RW recorder can also record standard CD-R discs.