CD Burner Anchorage AK

Here you will find background information on CD-Burners. From their origin to the importance they hold and to the vendors available in Anchorage.


1 . Local Companies

Computer Medics of Alaska
907-338-0380
4840 Barrington Loop
Anchorage, AK
Alaska Computer Geeks
907-336-4335
639 W Intl Airport Rd
Anchorage, AK
A Advanced Discount Systems
907-562-5505
5630 Silverado Way Ste 4
Anchorage, AK
Pyramid Computers
907-336-5056
3701 E Tudor Rd
Anchorage, AK
Computers Microware
907-562-7705
101 E 9th Ave
Anchorage, AK
Apex Logic
907-274-6696
1343 G St
Anchorage, AK
Alaska Micro Services
907-278-3900
3343 W 79th Ave
Anchorage, AK
Alaska Computer Doctor
907-222-1991
2203 W Dimond Blvd
Anchorage, AK
Computer Renaissance
907-344-6565
211 E Dimond Blvd
Anchorage, AK
Anderson Stuart
907-522-4848
12981 Nora Dr
Anchorage, AK

2 . CD Burner - Overview

CD Burner - Overview A CD recorder, CD writer or CD burner is a compact disc drive that can be used to produce discs readable in other CD-ROM drives and audio CD players. A DVD recorder produces DVD discs playable in stand-alone video players or DVD-ROM drives. They are generally used for small-scale archival or data exchange, being slower and more materially expensive than the molding process used to mass-manufacture pressed discs.

3 . How it Works

How it Works A recorder encodes (or burns) data onto a recordable CD-R, DVD-R or DVD+R disc (called a blank) by selectively heating parts of an organic dye layer in the disc with a laser in its write head. This changes the reflectivity of the dye, thereby creating marks that can be read as with the "pits" and "lands" on pressed discs. The process is permanent and the media can be written to only once.

For rewriteable CD-RW, DVD-RW and DVD+RW media, the laser is used to melt a crystalline metal alloy in the recording layer of the disc. Depending on the amount of power applied, the substance may be allowed to melt back into crystalline form or left in an amorphous form, enabling marks of varying reflectivity to be created. Most rewriteable media is rated by manufacturers at up to 1000 write/erase cycles.

The competing DVD+R and DVD-R disc formats use very similar dye-based media, but differ mainly in the way timing hints for the write head are laid out on the disc surface. This is also the case with DVD+RW and DVD-RW.

Most internal CD recorders for personal computers, server systems and workstations are designed to fit in a standard 5.25" drive bay and connect to their host via an ATA, SATA or SCSI bus. External CD recorders usually have USB, FireWire or SCSI interfaces. Some portable versions for laptop use power themselves off batteries or off their interface bus.

SCSI recorders are less common and tend to be more expensive because of the cost of their interface chipsets and more complex SCSI connectors.

5 . Featured Local Company

Computer Medics of Alaska

907-338-0380
4840 Barrington Loop
Anchorage, AK


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