# CDR / CDRW format question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cdr-cdrw-format-question/33047>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 13, 2000, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cdr-cdrw-format-question/33047 "2000-09-13T17:35:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Running\_with\_Scissors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Running\_with\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Running_with_Scissors)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2000, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cdr-cdrw-format-question/33047/21 "2000-09-14T18:03:16Z")

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I mean to say, [buy.com](http://buy.com) sells audio CD-RWs for $5.00 each.

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**Author:** ![sailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@sailor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sailor)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2000, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cdr-cdrw-format-question/33047/22 "2000-09-14T19:29:59Z")

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\>\> Ticker, that solution (first writing to CD-RW) is ingenious

Yeah!! I fully concurr.

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**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2000, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cdr-cdrw-format-question/33047/23 "2000-09-14T21:14:13Z")

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> \*Originally posted by ticker \*  
> \*\*A friend of mine has gotten around this by doing the original recording on a CDRW audio disc (I did not know they existed) then copying to a regular CDR on his PC. That way he only needs one of the expensive audio discs which can be used over and over. \*\*

That is utterly, wonderfully, brilliant! Thanks! And thank your friend too!

Fenris

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