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

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

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

There are noticeable differences in performance between various low-end DVD burners. Our tests of five devices from LG, Pioneer, Samsung and Sony ... read more

The Extreme IV series from SanDisk offers some serious speed. Could it establish itself as a valuable tool for the trigger-happy shutter-bug? read more

With little left to differentiate DVD recorders, manufacturers are looking for new ways of staying ahead of their competitors. One such novelty ... read more

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

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

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 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 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

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

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

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

The Japanese aren't the only manufacturers of optical drives. Having cut their teeth on motherboards and graphics cards, the Taiwanese are now ... read more