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Three External USB And eSATA Blu-ray Burners Tested September 6, 2011 – 12:00 AM – Optical Storage
The advent of affordable, high-capacity media could bring a renaissance in optical storage, but only if the performance is adequate. We tested a ... Read more
Watch Blu-ray And Burn DVDs: Three Low-Cost Solutions December 2, 2009 – 2:00 AM – Optical Storage
Combo drives have a long history of bringing value to people with simple burning needs. As prices for expensive Blu-ray media drops, we review ... Read more
Three Generations Compared: Is Your DVD Burner Outdated? October 30, 2009 – 2:00 AM – Optical Storage
DVD burners are extremely cheap. Obviously, it makes good sense to buy a $30 drive if you don't have one yet, but is it worth replacing an ... Read more
High-Security Flash Storage April 4, 2008 – 6:50 AM – Optical Storage
It's not the fastest, sleekest or smallest USB drive, but Corsair's Survivor offers 32 GB of capacity, security features and a waterproof design. Read more
Are Cheap DVD Burners Worth the Trouble? April 5, 2007 – 10:18 AM – Optical Storage
There are noticeable differences in performance between various low-end $40 DVD burners. Our tests of five devices from LG, Pioneer, Samsung and ... Read more
The Latest DVD Writers' True Speeds December 30, 2005 – 6:46 AM – Optical Storage
Between the alphabet soup of the different standards and the disparity between vendors' claims and true speeds, choosing the right DVD writer is ... Read more
LightScribe: Professional Labels in Your DVD Recorder! July 1, 2005 – 1:04 PM – Optical Storage
With little left to differentiate DVD recorders, manufacturers are looking for new ways of staying ahead of their competitors. One such novelty ... Read more
10 DVD Burners: 16x and Dual-Layer - or Nothing! November 2, 2004 – 12:02 PM – Optical Storage
Nearly all manufacturers have come out this year with a DVD burner rated at 16x writing speed, and we tested 10 of them. We found that ... Read more
Double-Layer DVD: Philips, LaCie, Asus and LG August 27, 2004 – 1:01 PM – Optical Storage
The trademarks of new generation DVD burners are a 16x write speed for DVD+R and 8.5 GB of data storage capacity. We compare two 8X devices from ... Read more
Pioneer's DVR-A08XLA Jumps to 4x Dual Layer Speeds August 18, 2004 – 1:01 PM – Optical Storage
The arrival of a new generation of DVD burners from Pioneer usually heralds new upgrades across the feature spectrum, and the vendor's DVR-A08XLA ... Read more
MSI's DVD Drive Gets The SATA Connection July 9, 2004 – 1:01 PM – Optical Storage
MSI has gone where no other drive maker has gone before with its launch of the first DVD/CD-RW combo drive with an SATA interface. THG takes a ... Read more
Double-Layer DVD: Lite-On, LG and BenQ July 7, 2004 – 1:00 PM – Optical Storage
Double-layer technology, which makes it possible to store 8.5 GB of data or four hours of DVD quality video (MPEG-2) on a DVD, is finally here. ... Read more
Double-Layer DVD: Sony DRU-700A May 7, 2004 – 1:00 PM – Optical Storage
Sony has unveiled what many have been screaming out for: a DVD player with double-layer technology for DVD backup and storage with an 8.5 GB capacity. Read more
Good things come in small packages: Waitec Action 8/ LiteOn 851S May 6, 2004 – 1:00 PM – Optical Storage
More and more 8x DVD burners are coming onto the market. The Action 8 from Waitec (identical to LiteOn 851S in North America) must be the most ... Read more
Magneto-Optical Storage: Fujitsu DynaMO 1300 Pocket April 16, 2004 – 1:00 PM – Optical Storage
Fujitsu claims that hard drives, writeable DVDs and tape drives fall far short for viable and safe backups. So what is the alternative? The ... Read more