Posted by Joseph Jupin on October 26, 2011 at 5:15 PM
On my old computer, burning backup .jpg files to a CD-R using Canon Zoom-Browzer took about 20 minutes. The software does have a "verification" process to scan the CD after burning. With my new computer, the same operation takes about 5 minutes. I am concerned that the speed may compromise the quality of the downloaded files. Is there an optimum or maximum speed to burn photo files to a CD or DVD? I would appreciate your comments and suggestions. In case it is relevant, my new computer is a Dell Studio XPS 9100, I-7 Intel processor, 12 meg. ram, Super Multi CD/DVD. Thanks for your help.
Posted by David Bostedo on October 26, 2011 at 7:52 PM
Joseph - There are program that will do a comparison and tell you if the copy is identical to the original. Try googling "checksum windows". There are also other pieces of software that do all kinds of compares and validation.
Either way, I wouldn't be worried at all about the faster drive/PC being worse than the original. Neither is always going to be perfect 100% of the time, but I'd be willing to bet that they're equally good.
Posted by Lon Overacker on October 26, 2011 at 10:12 PM
Joseph,
The keys to your question are simply "old computer" and "new computer." I would expect the technology advancements to not only be faster, but also more robust in terms of error checking. If it were me, I would just be tickled that it only takes 5 minutes now.
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2 repliesEither way, I wouldn't be worried at all about the faster drive/PC being worse than the original. Neither is always going to be perfect 100% of the time, but I'd be willing to bet that they're equally good.
The keys to your question are simply "old computer" and "new computer." I would expect the technology advancements to not only be faster, but also more robust in terms of error checking. If it were me, I would just be tickled that it only takes 5 minutes now.
Lon