Is this a good computer for compiling music, playlists, and burning cds? The info talks about the DVD drive, but what about CD drive?
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I've taken material off a cd and transferred it to an mp3. Seems like all the other recording stuff should work.I've mostly used it for word stuff and have found out that the Microsoft Office that comes with it is inadequate...Microsoft office 2003...that won't work with a lot of stuff - like it won't open a lot of newer powerpoint or excel files. So...the low price isn't that good if you factor that you'll most likely have to but the later Microsoft office stuff - because on the Microsoft site they tell you they will not support the 2003 stuff much longer. Buyer Beware
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Yes! All DVD writer drives can also write to CDs, at least all the non-specialized ones. I've used this computer for a little over a year and I have burned many a CD with it.
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I've taken material off a cd and transferred it to an mp3. Seems like all the other recording stuff should work
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Hi,The item has DVD/RW on it. You can play DVDs or CDs and you can burn it DVD or CD.also, there have 3 USB ports on it.Thanks
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anyone have any thoughts? my primary use would be music, both (admittedly out of date) CDs and mp3
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yes...this is an excellent computer. I went so far as to replace the OS with linux and downloaded a ton of music, videos, & apps & updated as required....just looked at the previous response, suggest installing Xubuntu instead of Ubuntu due to slim resources on this unit.
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I have only used it for the DVD. I have not tried a music CD and I did not see anything in the instructions concerning using it for music.
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The one I bought has a CD drive. When you buy yours, you should check to see if it is included. Sometimes certain parts are taken to keep the price down. Also check to see if it can read and burn CD, DVD, etc.
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I actually use my old PC to copy the installation files from the CD/DVD to a USB hard drive. I will then install from the hard drive. I agree that this computer should have a CD player given it size.
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My PC came with a Sony DVD burner. It has an additional space for another player or burner. You may upgrade the RAM. You can get WIN8 if you wish,eventhough I can't see why you would want WIN8. It is designed more for tablets than PCs. I personaly don't like WIN8. It is not as excellent as WIN7 PROFESSINAL. I'm extreamly happy with my PC the way it is. It is very fast. I use it in conjuntion with my HP PAVILLION 800. It also has WIN7 PROFESSIONAL. I do video productions for my ministry. I use a HP ENVY 32 at my congregation which has WIN8 and I work it and even do video editing and still I prefer WIN7 PROFESSINAL. Past. Manuel J. Vazquez Du Val.
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It plays DVDs but I haven't burn CDs or DVDs yet. The machine I got comes with XP operating system with Roxio CD burning software. I hope that helps.
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yes you do have to use a computer with it......you can use the dvd drive on your computer to play audio cd, but the format has to be .mp3
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Erica - Yes, you can play DVDs and download (or "rip") music from CDs with this drive.George S.
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This computer only has a DVD player/burner. If you want to burn cd's you'll half to buy an external cd burner.
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If the children will be wanting to play music CDs, DVDs, or Games on CD-ROM, this won't work for that because it has no optical disc drive (aka cd/dvd drive). I would recommend something with a more common operating system like Windows or Apple. I also know many children who enjoy using machines running Ubuntu Linux. If you want something durable, I would look into getting a Thinkpad. They have spill-proof laptops with reinforced frames and lids, etc.
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Really? I have this unit, and I didn't even know it played music CDs. But I have to admit I use it mostly as a TV for watching the news while I'm in the kitchen. I have used the DVD function but have not tried the radio part of it and didn't even know if would play music CDs. That's good to know! One more thing I have discovered is that the remote has such tiny buttons, it's hard to hit the ones you want. But that's a minor complaint.
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It's powerful enough to handle basic video editing (chopping together home movies or YouTube videos) and could certainly handle music editing. I've played some games on it and they seem to run smoothly. It does not have a discrete graphics card, only packs 4GB of ram, and has an tiny 11" screen, so this definitely isn't a gaming laptop, but it will play your basic PC game.
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you can not make cd's in this machine-only copy them. You can copy compilation cds after you make them in a computer
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Yes, aron, and my PC has good and reliable, but basic burning software (cyberlink DVD) to copy data DVDs and to cut audio CDs, all of which seem to be done a tad quicker, especially with the tweak upgrade 12Gb RAM, and when several tasks are opened up simultaneously.