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Article #183Re: Can a copied CD damage the laser?
From: Leon.
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2003 05:03
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2003 05:03
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"Jaap Terpstra" <j.kterpstra@freeler.nl> wrote in message news:1066147189.980364@evisp-news-01.ops.asmr-01.energis-idc.net... > I was told that the track holes of a copied CD are less deep then an > originally pressed CD-Rom and because of that -when the CD is read- the > "laser" would have to search twice as much , resulting in damage of the > laser. Well, yes a very old cheap CD drive can be killed by trying to use CD-R media in it. But you must remember the very old CD drive is like a 100 year old man - just about to die anyway. No, the CDROM drive has no trouble with copied cd's. Many people use CD-R and CD-RW, and now DVD RAM, +/-, R/RW's, over and over again, many more times than before. The new CD and DVD drives are designed to work with it. You can damage your CD drive if you use a cracked , bent , peeling or excessively labelled (like a sticker hanging off !) CD in the drive, and the high speed of rotation means that the CD breaks apart, or lets bits fall off. > Does any one know whether this true or not ? > > Thanks for an expert answer, > > regards, > Jaap Terpstra. > > > > >
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