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Review: Pioneer DVR-215 DVD writer

Anthony Dhanendran — 2008-03-28T00:00:00.000Z

Anthony Dhanendran, Computeract!ve, Friday 28 March 2008 at 00:00:00

A DVD writer that's inexpensive and easy to install

CD and DVD drives are extremely common nowadays – in fact, you're extremely unlikely to find a new PC without one....

Review: Liteon SSM-85H5SX optical drive

Emil Larsen — 2007-03-23T00:00:00.000Z

Emil Larsen, Computeract!ve, Friday 23 March 2007 at 00:00:00

An external DVD-writer that can draw pictures on discs too

Liteon has been making Lightscribe DVD writers for two years now and the slimline SSM-85H5SX is one of its smallest yet....

Review: Plextor Plexeraser PXOE100E optical drive

Simon Williams — 2006-10-20T00:00:00.000Z

Simon Williams, Computeract!ve, Friday 20 October 2006 at 00:00:00

Want to permanently erase a CD or DVD? This drive does it without breaking the disc.

When a CD or DVD comes to the end of its useful life, you probably bin it and forget it....

Review: LG GSA-H10N removable media

Jonathan Parkyn — 2006-05-11T00:00:00.000Z

Jonathan Parkyn, Computeract!ve, Thursday 11 May 2006 at 00:00:00

Burn and read almost any type of disc

LG describes the GSA-H10N as a ‘Super Multi DVD Rewriter’ and it would certainly seem to fit the bill. The internal drive – available in silver, black or traditional computer beige...

d_skin Protective Disc Skin

Anthony Dhanendran — 2006-01-18T00:00:00.000Z

Anthony Dhanendran, Computeract!ve, Wednesday 18 January 2006 at 00:00:00

Protect CDs and DVDs from dust and scratches

It is now quite common to use CDs or DVDs to back up data, be it pictures, downloaded files or personal documents....

LG 16x External Super Multi GSA-2166D

Tim Smith — 2006-01-09T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Monday 9 January 2006 at 00:00:00

A simple and effective external DVD drive

An external DVD writer has the advantage of very simple installation: simply plug in the USB cable and start creating discs....

Philips DVDR16LS

Tim Smith — 2005-11-10T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Thursday 10 November 2005 at 00:00:00

DVD writer with Lightscribe technology

When used with special CDs, a Lightscribe writer such as this Philips device uses a laser to write text and monochrome images on the top of the disc after it's...

NEC ND-3540A DVD writer

Anna Lagerkvist — 2005-09-05T00:00:00.000Z

Anna Lagerkvist, Computeract!ve, Monday 5 September 2005 at 00:00:00

Fast and very good value

If you plan to save a lot of media to DVD, such as photos and video, a dual-layer recordable DVD drive is definitely worth the investment....

HP DVD640i

Anthony Dhanendran — 2005-06-27T00:00:00.000Z

Anthony Dhanendran, Computeract!ve, Monday 27 June 2005 at 00:00:00

HP's first go at a DVD writer that can burn labels straight onto the disc

While CD burning has come a long way since its introduction in the mid-1990s, CD labelling hasn't really got any better....

Sony DRU-720A

Anthony Dhanendran — 2005-06-03T14:24:02.000Z

Anthony Dhanendran, Computeract!ve, Friday 3 June 2005 at 14:24:02

DVD-R technology comes up to speed with this internal drive

As most PC users are aware, there are two main formats for burning DVDs: DVD-R and DVD+R. These are used by different manufacturers, and use slightly different technology.Apart from causing...

Plextor PX-716UF

Andy Gordon — 2005-05-09T12:00:09.000Z

Andy Gordon, Computeract!ve, Monday 9 May 2005 at 12:00:09

16-speed DVD burning

As recordable DVD drives go, this is probably the most whizzbang external device around. It can copy any kind of DVD disc worth worrying about and do it fast -...

NEC ND-3520 DVD writer

Jonathan Parkyn — 2005-04-14T11:02:37.000Z

Jonathan Parkyn, Computeract!ve, Thursday 14 April 2005 at 11:02:37

A cheap multi-format DVD burner

The advent of dual-layer recordable DVD boils down to two things for home users: twice the storage space of normal blank DVDs (up to 8.5Gb-worth); and yet more confusing new...

Plextor PX-716A

Will Stapley — 2005-03-11T11:54:44.000Z

Will Stapley, Computeract!ve, Friday 11 March 2005 at 11:54:44

Plextor gets in on the dual-layer act with its latest recordable DVD drive

Although dual-layer recordable DVD drives have been around for a few months, Plextor has only now released its first offering.Able to hold up to 8.5Gb, dual-layer DVDs are perfect for...

TDK DVD Writer Double Layer 8x

Rory Reid — 2005-02-14T17:23:16.000Z

Rory Reid, Computeract!ve, Monday 14 February 2005 at 17:23:16

One of the better recordable DVD drives

The TDK DVD Writer Double Layer 8x can copy around 8.4Gb of data to a single disc - roughly equivalent to the amount of data you can store on seven...

Plextor PX-712UF

Anthony Dhanendran — 2005-01-28T13:03:56.000Z

Anthony Dhanendran, Computeract!ve, Friday 28 January 2005 at 13:03:56

Easy disc burning at impressive speeds

Plextor's latest DVD rewriter is based on the PX-712A. In fact it's the same drive but in its own case with FireWire and USB sockets on the back for connecting...