Identifying the Discs Your Macintosh Can Use
Not every type of disc works with every Macintosh. Before you buy a blank disc, you need to know the type of discs your Macintosh can use.
The two main types of discs are read-only (-R) and read/write (-RW). A read-only disc allows you to save data on the disc only once. A read/write disc lets you erase and reuse the disc multiple times.
The following specific disc types are available:
CD-R This CD allows you to store or write data only once. Nearly every Macintosh (except really old ones) can save data to a CD-R. A typical CD-R can hold just under 80 minutes of audio or more than 700MB of data, depending on the way it's designed.
CD-RW This recordable CD allows you to erase and store data multiple times. ...
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