Media Drives and Features
CD/DVD Media Capabilities on Full Set of Application Workstations
System | Installed Media Drive | Burning Capabilities & Information |
|---|---|---|
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Dell GX620, |
DVD/CD Dual Layer Drive |
Dual Layer drives are capable of burning up to 8.5 gigabytes of data on special dual layer discs (DVD -DL). The drives can also burn 4.7 gigabytes of data on all formats of DVD discs, including DVD+, DVD+RW, DVD-, DVD-RW. The drive will also work with standard CD-R, CD-RW disks to burn up to 700 megabytes of data. |
| Located: 1st, 2nd, 3rd Floors East and West Wing | ||
|
Macintosh iMac - Intel |
Macintosh SuperDrive |
The Macintosh SuperDrive essentially performs the same functions as the high-end drives in the Dell and Gateway systems. The key difference is that this system uses a thin slot where you "feed" the disk into the workstation. Dual Layer drives are capable of burning up to 8.5 gigabytes of data on special dual layer discs (DVD -DL). The drive can also burn 4.7 gigabytes of data on all formats of DVD discs, including DVD+, DVD+RW, DVD-, DVD-RW. The drive will also work with standard CD-R, CD-RW disks to burn up to 700 megabytes of data. |
| Located: 1st Floor - Reference Area, CyberCafe 2nd Floor - Collaborative Tech Lab - West Wing |
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Macintosh G5 - PowerPC |
Macintosh SuperDrive |
The Macintosh SuperDrive essentially performs the same functions as the high-end drives in the Dell and Gateway systems. However the G5 uses an older single layer and cannot support Dual Layer media. This drive can burn 4.7 gigabytes of data on all formats of DVD discs, including, DVD-, DVD-RW. CAUTION: Using any type of DVD+R, DVD+RW or DVD-DL media in this system may burn-out or damage the DVD optical lens, rendering it incapable of burning any disk media. The drive will also work with standard CD-R, CD-RW disks to burn up to 700 megabytes of data. |
| Located: 1st Floor - Cyber Cafe, 4th Floor - Digital Multimedia Center - West Wing | ||
