The drive will include packet writing software for CD-RW and Cequadrat JustBurn for creating data and audio CDs.

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The movies and game data are on separate CDs, so you won't need to swap disks halfway through a mission.

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The base unit includes a CD player and 40GB hard drive, along with embedded Gracenote software, so that CDs can be ripped PC-free with song data included.

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For users looking for smart backup solutions, the SE-208BW can wirelessly connect to a smartphone or tablet PC to easily backup data such as pictures, video or contacts onto CDs, DVDs, or connected USB storages without ever turning on a desktop or notebook computer.

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One gram of DNA ought to be able to hold about two petabytes of data, he added - the equivalent of about three million CDs.

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Because consumers must walk back and forth from the computer to the television set to drag and drop files onto the TakeTV, SanDisk Vice President Eric Bone says TakeTV relies on the old-fashioned "SneakerNet"--the tried and true technique of marching across the living room with stored data, an operation that dates back to the days of floppy disks, burnable CDs and DVDs.

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