This is correct. If you have the computer setup to do so, get a
computer unit like the Teac I have. It burns a whole album CD in 12
minutes at 4X speed, nevers screws one up, and is easy to use with Toast
software. You can also use it to back up your computer files just like
any normal hard drive, at least in the mac version of the software. They
are down to about $300 now, don't pay more.
Jon Weisberger wrote:
>
> > Also, is there any audible difference between getting
> > a home unit (stereo component) and buying one for a computer with the
> > intent of duping music?
>
> As far as I know, there's no audible difference, but there's a financial
> one, as a friend of mine recently discovered: the standalone, home units
> require discs that cost substantially more than the ones used in computer
> peripherals (he says he's paying $6-$7 a disc, as opposed to $1-$2). As I
> understand it - and if I'm wrong, I have no doubt that someone will correct
> me - the difference is related largely to a royalty that goes to the record
> companies, purportedly to offset the cost of unauthorized duplication of
> CDs; the discs used in the computer peripherals are exempt because of their
> double duty as data storage media.
>
> Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger/
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