What is a combined unit?

The combine unit is an optical disk that can read and write multiple types of optical media discs. The term most often refers to a unit that combines the ability to read and write compact disks (CD) with the ability to read the digital video disk (DVD). This type of drive became less common at the beginning of the 21st century, because units that could read and write both CDs and DVDs have become popular. The term "combo unit" was also used as a link to a unit that can read and write DVDs and CDs, but can only read Blu-ray ™ and digital video discs with high resolution (HD-DVD) and the term sometimes refers to a unit that can read two types of high-resolution discs. Combines of discs of any diversity help customers avoid the need to buy a unit for each disk format to read.

Although many manufacturers produced combo units that were able to read and write CDs and read DVDs, the most commonApple Inc. was created by the more bold brand of this type of unit. For use on your desktop computers and laptops. This type of combo unit was introduced at the end of 90 years and was still used over the next decade. The main advantage of these combo drives was that they saved space. In addition, because the discs did not have the ability to burn DVDs, they were also more economical. DVD burning technology was still in its infancy when combo discs were introduced, so that DVD writing functionality was omitted tremendously saved by costs and allowed the combo the unit to reach consumers who wanted computers with lower prices.

Combo discs were top technology at the time of their introduction, but by 2010 they began to take care of obsolescence. Computer manufacturers have no longer included combo discs as part of a standard computer installation, but instead included units that had the ability to read and write for both CD and DVD. Some manufacturers even stopped, including the Optical Disc Media, with the expectation that units wouldOptical discs disappeared as the digital download market grew.