What does it mean when someone says dvddrive

[jesseraybrown1959]

What is a DVD drive will it write dvds

 

[Math Geek]

a dvd drive is a drive that will read and maybe write dvd's.

you need to look at the specs closely to see if it does. normally if it will write dvd's then it should list write speeds as well as read speeds. this is a big hint as to what ti can do. for instance look at this list on partpicker.com

https/pcpartpicker.com/products/optical-drive/

some list blueray write speeds, dvd write speeds and cd write speeds. if it does not list a speed for that category then it can not write that type of media. notice that a few only list read speeds like this Asus https/pcpartpicker.com/product/RPx9TW/asus-optical-drive-dvde818aatblkbge it only reads dvd's and cd's but won't write to any of them.

check the specs for the drive in question and it should tell you what it is capable of. or post a link here and i can check it out and see what it can do

 

[jaguarskx]

A DVD drive is an optical drive that is able to read both CDs and DVDs. However, it cannot read Blu-Ray discs; you would need a Blu-Ray drive for that. Blu-Ray drives can read DVDs and CDs. As far as I am aware all laptops that come with a DVD drive install (they have been disappearing from laptops for the past 3 or 4 years) will also be able to write ("burn") CDs and DVDs.