What is the proper name for a CD Burner

[toots42]

I thought I had done my homework, when I ordered a new drive to burn CD's. Guess not, what I got is a ROM Reader-IDE. I want a new drive that plays CD-R, CD-RW, and burns. So, what do I look for? I have a separate DVD drive.
Thanks so much.

[Calum]

If you want a drive that burns and reads CDs, you want a CD-RW drive.
They're not common nowadays though, they have been replaced by DVD drives.
Any DVD burner will also burn CDs, and most DVD reader drives will also burn CDs.
Check in the specification of any drive to see what it will record or write to, and what it will read from.
Hope this helps.

[patio]

CD-R = Read only
CDRW = Read and write.

DVD-R = Read only
DVDRW = Read and write.