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 ...

Most modern laptops lack an optical drive, yet CDs and DVDs are still used in many households, whether for playing old movies, installing older software, or even for making physical backups. An ...

Most modern laptops lack an optical drive, yet CDs and DVDs are still used in many households, whether for playing old movies, installing older software, or even for making physical backups. An ...

Generally, a new optical disk drive is nothing to write home about, but how about one that's specifically purposed for tablets and Ultrabooks? That's the pitch Samsung is selling for its SE-218BB DVD ...

Portable products typically must balance a set of contrary design goals: they can either offer fast performance or be physically light, but not both. LaCie’s Portable DVD±RW with LightScribe, Design ...

DVD-writers are slowly but surely on their way to being "all the rage," with fans egged-on no doubt by the technologies' (yeah, there's more than one) multi-faceted uses. Not only can you store ...

Optical drives no longer come pre-installed in most PCs and laptops, yet they’re still indispensable for many users. Whether for playing old DVDs, installing ancient software from CDs, or burning data ...

August 23, 2007 Digistore Solutions is set to release a new carousel-like optical data storage hub called the Centurion DiskHub. Capable of holding up to 100 disks and including a built in dual layer ...

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 ...

The SE-208AB optical disk drive is a USB-powered slim portable DVD writer. The external drive provides a variety of speeds across different data media types including 24X CD-ROM, 24X CD-RW, and 8X ...

As you can see from the shots below, the Samsung SE-S184, finished in matt black and silver, is quite an elegant-looking unit. What you can't see for looking is that the unit burns discs quietly and ...