Do you still use Compact Discs, CD?

I still use CDs for backing up certain things a DVD disc would be a waste to use for. I'm not gonna back up 700MB of data onto a single DVD 4GB disc. To me its a waste. They can break just as easily as CDs. Lately though I haven't been using much of either.

Hello thewonderboy Yes, I still use Compact Discs, mostly for music. I have a huge collection of Compact Discs and I enjoy listening to them. I have been thinking about transferring them all to my computer and placing the music on a pendrive or something similar, but I have not done it because it seems it would be so time consuming. I suppose in time this is what I will need to do, though. Peace

I do yet. I even listen to CDs in my car yet. My hubby has an I pod and hooks that up in the car all the time to listen to music. I have an I Pod but only listen to it on walks or as i work out at the gym. I also play computer games on CDs and watch DVDs yet.

Yes, I still use CDs mostly for installers/drivers. I usually make a backup of my installers/drivers so that if ever they wear off or got damaged, I still have a backup. Most drivers/installers are fitted in a CD that's why I use CD instead of DVD, especially for bootable CDs. But for saving data and personal documents, I usually save it in a flashdrive or external harddrive. Or I also sometimes save it into DVD since the things you have saved in DVD cannot be change or get a virus not like in flashdrives and external harddrives which is very prone. Yes, sometimes, I am having a hard time finding the correct CD/DVD especially when I forget to put a label on it. So it is a good habit to always put a label on your burned disks. Good day!

thewonderboy: CD is good to store content and it will not be affected by virus when we use in another computer which is affected by virus. But of late I send the material through internet and use it in another centre. that is more convenient. pendrives are also used by a few. I do not use pendrive for using in others computers. I normally take my laptop and use it in other training centres. good day.

I still own cd's and there lot of data stored in lot of cd's I have, I have lost many of my cd's after giving them to my friends. But now I have more DVD's than cd's, but I still sometimes burn cd's as my brother's car still have a cd player ...

Hi, Yes I do use CDs to store my photos and movies or to store important software files. Though pen drives can be used for these purposes, I feel pendrives or external hard drives are prone to contain more viruses and after every transaction it requires a virus scan tobe performed. Besides, when the data is less and if the data need not be updated, then CDs are preferrable!

I don't really have a CDs anymore. I have a few that hold some pictures but other than that, no.

I have never had a broken CD or DVD because of bad packaging. And I do use these re-writables even today. They are quite useful to store data for long and I have no intentions of stopping using them. I do have CDs or DVDs that get scratched at times due to too much of use but then everything has a time - somethings go great and some dont. For the pen drives, they are fine today as they come in larger capacities at lesser prices.

I mostly use dropbox to transfer data between computers now that there's internet everywhere. However, I still use CDs to make LiveCDs for various linux distros, since I still have a box of about 50 lying around.

Well, I must tell you that for many years I used pre-recorded audio CDs. Even those voids in order to copy the data. Today, do not use them anymore! Precisely for the reason that you mentioned in your discussion, or because of the advent of DVD, the pen-drives and other electronic media, much more versatile than disks from 12 centimeters diameter!

Yes I still use compact discs. I still find they have a purpose, mainly because Im a paranoid tech freak, that has to back up everything and do a lock down on all files and computers.

wb, i am still using CD even though i am using DVD and pen drive for my data transfer. I will use CD for low quantity data. If the data is high, i will use DVD or pen drive to store. Always i keep my CD in a safe place, so i don't worry about the breakages.

I only use CD's for movies and videos to watch, I do think the advance from CD's to flash drives has put CD's farther out of date. Whenever I want to back up information or carry a presentation anywhere I use a memory stick.

I still use audio CDs and CD-RWs for ISO images downloaded when I want to test a new Linux version. Backing up an actual HDD on CDs would be a terrible task, due to the size of HDDs today, but a CD is still perfect for music.

I still have my cd collection and I still buy some original audio cd's . But yeah I do download illegally and also do download Illegally. When I buy ps3 games they have a dvd or a blu ray disk needed. I still play my old cd's and hell I still even play my cassette tapes...yes i still have them. But i do more downloading nowadays, since its not cluttering my house.

I don't use CD's or DVDs. I use pen drive more. I don't use computer much than to download my favorite songs,movies,internet and all that. Just some basics for a simple person.. I use pen drives to give movies etc. to my friends.,, I mean it's easier with pen drives right . But I would like to keep collection of the movies i downloaded from internet. Then I would need a DVD to keep them safe

I use CD's for music still because I'm old school and it reminds me of records I suspect. Anything else, files, I just put on my cheap stick I bought and use the usb port, simple to use. The other thing is if you want to give someone something you can throw a usb stick at them like a baseball, something that doesn't work very well with cd's.

I listen music through the PC or youtube. If the PC is off, I might use my amplifier and CD player. I have a very nice collection. And all the CDs from my favourite rocker, OZZY!