Will a CD Writer work if it is the only CD drive on the PC

[Millerman]

Iam about to purchase a CD rewriter shortly along with a new PC. Since the PC only has this CD writer drive and no standard drive will it be possible for me to still copy CD's
(data CD's and Music CD's)

[rl]

yes, but it will take longer to copy a cd, because you have to load the cd to your hd, then burn it

[SoopaStar]

Actually, it may take longer, but its more relaible. Thats how I burn all my cd's. I use CDRWin and copy the CD to the drive as a bin/cue file then burn it. that way if I need more than one copy i can do it that way.

[Eli]

It might be a good idea to toss any cheap reader in there as well. Writers are more expensive to replace, so you could use a basic reader for your general reading, saving the wear and tear on the writer.