When you write audio CD's it needs about a minute of space at the end of the tracks to write in the "lead in" - finalize the disk Finalizing the cd tells the cd player how many tracks there are, how long the cd is, and how long each track is. If you are are planning on using that cd in normal cd players, aka, not CD-ROM's then you need to do this, if you'll only use it in a computer, then you don't have to finalize it. One, last thing, about the cds, I prefer the 700MB/80min cds. I got 100 80 minute CD's for $33, with free shipping at shop4tech.com. But, before you buy them, make sure the program you are using supports it, I heard that some won't go past 74 minutes. I know NERO does, and software that come with Phillips writers does as well. I made a cd last night that was 78.35 minutes long. Works fine :-)

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