# Which should I get: ext. zip drive or cd-rw?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 28, 2001, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-should-i-get-ext-zip-drive-or-cd-rw/78491 "2001-08-28T07:54:50Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 29, 2001, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-should-i-get-ext-zip-drive-or-cd-rw/78491/21 "2001-08-29T13:31:39Z")

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> \*Originally posted by slortar \*  
> \*\*Doh! You probably should have copied from zip to your hard drive and from there to your cd burner. ☹ \*\*

I did. That’s why I didn’t lose _everything_ from the zip.

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