This article needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information.(August 2020)
A combo drive is a type of optical drive that combines CD-R/CD-RW recording capability with an ability to read (but not write) DVD media; some manufacturers refer this as CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive. The term was used almost exclusively by Apple as a name for the low-end substitute for their high-end SuperDrive, as the latter was designed to both read and write CD and DVD recordable media. The device was created as a mid-range option between a CD burner and a DVD burner, which at the time the combo drive was introduced was generally an expensive option costing in excess of US$300 a unit.
Combo drives are becoming less and less common on new systems, though they do occasionally appear in lieu of CD-only drives on low-end computers and business computers to lower production and sale costs. The cost difference between a combo drive and DVD burner has been steadily declining in recent years, so most new PCs (except for the low-end budget computers) have a DVD burner (which also reads and writes CDs).
As of October 2008, the MacBook comes with a SuperDrive as standard, and as of March 2009, the Mac mini comes with a SuperDrive as opposed to the usual combo drive.[1]
More recently the term "combo drive" is used to refer to an optical drive that can read & write CDs and DVDs, but only read Blu-ray Disc/BD-ROM;[2] some manufacturers refer this as Blu-Ray Disc combo drive or BD-ROM/DVD±RW/CD-RW drive.
IBM has launched UltraSlim Enhanced SATA Combo Drive. These are newest storage solutions for servers that need high-storage capacity for data backup and mission-critical applications.
^MacBook Specs. Archived 2008-10-17 at the Wayback Machine
^"Samsung's new SH-B083 drive doesn't write Blu-ray, but it kin reed gud". Engadget. 2009-10-08. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
A combodrive is a type of optical drive that combines CD-R/CD-RW recording capability with an ability to read (but not write) DVD media; some manufacturers...
with either a VCR or a DVD player built into a single unit Combodrive, a type of optical drive that can read CDs and DVDs A guitar amplifier incorporating...
generation was introduced, adding a PowerPC G4 chip, USB 2.0 and a slot-loading drive. They were very popular in education, with Henrico County Public Schools...
computers could house a total of three hard drives, two 128 GB ATA hard drives and up to a single 20 GB SCSI hard drive, with the installation of a SCSI card...
ATA cable that connects to the optical drive. A Combodrive was included as standard while a SuperDrive that could write to DVDs was also an option. The...
widescreen aspect ratio. It also featured a front-mounted slot-loading optical drive. The notebook was given the unofficial nickname "TiBook", after the titanium...
full-size, tray-loading optical drive and a fourth-generation PowerPC G4 74xx-series processor. The internals such as the hard drive and motherboard were placed...
Company offers both Phillips and Pozidriv combo heads with Robertson.[citation needed] A combined slotted and Torx drive screw was used in electronics manufacturing...
drives. An option to add a SSD boot-drive that does not occupy a drive bay was also implemented. The addition of the SSD boot drive allows all drives...
Macintosh External Disk Drive SuperDisk – a format designed by Imation as a successor to the floppy disk. Combodrive – an optical drive that can read and write...
The Opel Combo is a panel van and leisure activity vehicle from the German automaker Opel. The Combo first appeared in 1993, a second generation model...
320 GB of hard drive storage using dual 160 GB hard drives. Optical Drive: LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD±RW and 24X CD-RW ComboDrive with Double Layer...
iMac Core Duo was introduced that same day, which had a Combodrive rather than a SuperDrive and a smaller 80 GB hard disk. Early eMac models natively...
widescreen LCDs found in the iMac G4, with the main logic board and optical drive now mounted directly behind the LCD panel; this gave the appearance of a...
320 GB SATA at 5400 RPM HDD Optical drive: 8× tray-load dual-layer DVD+/-RW drive, 2× tray-load Blu-ray disc combodrive or 2x Blu-ray disc burner Battery:...
A combo guard is a basketball player who combines the attributes of a point guard (1) and shooting guard (2), but does not necessarily fit the standard...
1 GiB PC2100 RAM. This was complemented by a 60 GB hard drive and a DVD-ROM/CD-RW combodrive, making it a powerful laptop. Announced in March 2003, the...
media reading operations. For DVD writer drives, Blu-ray Disc combodrives, and Blu-ray Disc writer drives, the writing and reading speed of their respective...
resorting to the Classic environment were the 1 GHz and 1.25 GHz "Mirrored Drive Doors" Power Mac G4 released in August 2002 (which was re-released in June...
National Front meeting. On the drive home, Pukey expresses doubt over their racist and nationalist politics. Enraged, Combo stops the car and throws Pukey...
more commonly In The Groove 2, flash drives are used to transfer high scores, screenshots, dance edits, and combos throughout sessions. As of software...
options were available including a standard DVD-ROM/CD-RW combodrive up to a DVD+RW/CD-RW drive at varying speeds. The Compaq Presario R3000 line of laptops...
A combo television unit, or a TV/VCR combo, sometimes known as a televideo, is a television with a VCR, DVD player, or sometimes both, built into a single...
Global Information
