From time to time I run into situations where a portable CD/DVD duplicator would be an absolute life saver. Until now, there was no such a thing as a truly portable solution. Fortunately, ILY ...

Sony Optiarc revealed a new dual USB bus powered slim portable DVD/CD rewriteable drive designed for use with notebooks, netbooks, and desktop PCs. The new DRX-S90U drive features a lightweight design ...

I have to admit that when I received the eSAU108 External DVD Drive from Lite-On, I wondered, "do people still have a use for these?" - Most laptops these days carry with them a ROM drive and as for ...

I've been a tech journalist for almost 25 years and started Pocket-lint in 2003. Over the years I've questioned or interviewed leading tech industry figures from Steve Jobs, Steve Ballmer, Mark ...

Most optical drives today are combo CD/DVD drives that support DVDs and all the CD formats: CD audio, CD-ROM, CD-R and CD-RW. The speeds of the drives are rated by their CD-ROM and DVD transfer rates.

Right now I only have a DVD-R burner. It works good, but I know I am putting some wear on it from ripping my CD collection - currently 1/3 of the way through 3000+ CDs.<BR><BR>What I would like to do ...

It's been a long time since I've followed pc parts. And now that I'm building a new computer I regret it. It's time to buy the DVD-ROM drive and I dunno what to get. I hear sony's are good but I don't ...

QUESTION: Install a replacement CD-ROM drive or put a new CD Burner in my computer? I was not sure what was the wise move for me, because the other CD-ROM drive in my computer is not working right ...