Stores should now be holding stock of the world's first 8cm DVD-R dual layer discs, made by Verbatim and allowing compatible DVD camcorders to carry out up to 54-minutes' continuous recording on a ...

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Optical drives are still practical for many users, whether to play old CDs and DVDs, install software, or create backups—especially with modern laptops, which are usually supplied without a drive.

The Samsung SE-S184 was proclaimed the world's fastest USB external DVD burner. In the world's first review of the SE-S184, Bob Crabtree checks out the Samsung's writing and reading credentials, sees ...

If you were hoping to grab a new Blu-ray writer to slap inside of that new tower, you'll be sorely disappointed with Lite-On's new iHES206. The 6x optical drive simply reads Blu-ray Discs, but it will ...