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November 2002
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September 2002
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October 2003 |
Top 10 DVD Drives DVD burner prices continue to fall. |
PC World
June 28, 2002
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Recordable DVD Options Abound DVD prices drop and choices grow, but DVD formats still lack a standard. |
PC World
April 2004
Jon L. Jacobi |
Fast-Lane DVD Burning With quicker drives and more-potent software, the time is right to take the rewritable DVD plunge. We test a dozen drives and seven suites for massive data backups, plus high-quality video and audio. |
PC World
March 2003
Jon L. Jacobi |
Bye-Bye CD-RW? More choices, price drops favor DVD burners. |
PC World
July 2003 |
Top 10 DVD Burning Drives Our new first-place Best Buy is Sony's updated -- and faster -- dual-format drive. |
PC World
December 2003
Richard Baguley |
DVD Burners: The New Optical Choice Rewritable DVD drives are fast replacing CD-RW models as the optical drives of choice. They offer a fast, cheap, and convenient way to store large amounts of data, and they let you burn your own movies or recorded TV programs to DVD to be watched on a standard DVD player. |
PC World
June 2002
Jon L. Jacobi |
New DVD Burner Spins for Less Pioneer's new DVD-RW drive upgrades some specs and comes with a nice price... |
PC World
February 2003
Richard Baguley |
Top 10 DVD Drives Our two Best Buys this month -- Sony's DRU-500A and Pioneer's new DVR-A05 -- burn to DVD-R at 4x and to DVD-RW at 2x. |
PC World
March 2002
Jon L. Jacobi |
Fast Pack of Rewritable-DVD Drives DVD+RW drives from Hewlett-Packard, Philips, and Sony make their debut... |
PC World
June 29, 2001
Anush Yegyazarian |
Recordable DVD Wars Heat Up With New Entries Prices drop as three major camps ready consumer recorders and PC drive, but a DVD Rewritable standard is still elusive. |
PC World
October 2003
Kirk Steers |
Is It Time to Upgrade to Rewritable DVD? Determine the right DVD format for you; make sense of speed ratings; lighten up on power adapters; install a keystroke logger. |
PC World
July 2004
Jon L. Jacobi |
DVD's Next Big Leaps DVD is picking up speed and storage capacity--but format wars and high prices may mean a wait for the most advanced new technologies. |
PC Magazine
February 17, 2004
Don Labriola |
Burning at the Speed of Light How fast are 8X DVD burners? Check out how we rate the latest from HP, Plextor, Sony, and TDK. |
PC World
April 24, 2001
Cameron Crouch |
DVD Combo Drives Debut, Offer Greater Capabilities Panasonic, LaCie unveil DVD-RAM/R drives that offer massive storage and record DVDs you can watch on your TV... |
Entrepreneur
October 2001
Mike Hogan |
Now on DVD! Chances are, you love the recordable CD drives in your office. But if you have a lot of data to juggle, it's time to add a recordable DVD drive to the lineup -- or, even better, a new PC with one already installed... |
Macworld
February 25, 2005
James Galbraith |
Dual-Layer 16X Burners Faster external drives increase disc capacity, at surprisingly low prices |
PC Magazine
September 7, 2004
Don Labriola |
Double-Stuff DVDs Dual-layer (DL) DVD recorders are finally here, but the DL format is still a work in progress. |
PC World
April 2003
Richard Baguley |
Top 10 Rewritable DVD Drives New models from Alera and CenDyne make the chart. |
PC World
November 2003
Melissa J. Perenson |
One Box, All DVD Formats New LG Electronics DVD burner is a great bet. |
PC World
January 11, 2001
Anush Yegyazarian |
Recordable DVD--Great Idea, but Which Format? DVD recorders make an entrance, but competing standards muddy the waters... |
PC World
August 1, 2002 |
Spotlight on Rewritable DVD Drives Three competing DVD formats are vying for dominance. HP's DVD+RW tops our chart, thanks in part to its fast formatting of rewritable discs. |
PC World
September 2001
Jon L. Jacobi |
DVD Recording Update We test new DVD-RW media and one of the first DVD-RAM/DVD-R drives... |
PC Magazine
September 16, 2005
Cheng & Domingo |
Aleratec DVD/CD Copy Cruiser Pro LS If you need to copy CDs and DVD quickly, this combination disc duplicator/disc printer from Aleratec is all you need... Sony DVDirect VRD-VC20... 400GB Seagate External Hard Drive... |
Entrepreneur
June 2003
Amanda C. Kooser |
A Burning Desire Got your heart set on upgrading your CD burner? Check out the latest drives before you buy. |
PC World
May 2001
Jon L. Jacobi |
Breakthrough Combo Drive Burns DVDs More Affordably Pioneer's new $995 drive, the DVR-A03, handles DVD-R and CD-RW discs... |
PC Magazine
September 13, 2005
Cisco Cheng |
HP dvd640i DVD Writer The LightScribe technology on this DVD writer is a plus, but there are other internal DVD writers that are a bit better in performance and offer better software. |
Entrepreneur
December 2004
Amanda C. Kooser |
Feel the Burn If you've been making do without a DVD burner, now's the time to take advantage of recent advancements and upgrade your hardware. |
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September 2005
Amanda C. Kooser |
Double Down New-generation DVD burners can pack a single disc with twice the data of what you're accustomed to getting with older DVD technology. Here's what you should know before you buy. |
PC World
November 2005 |
Drives Get Faster, Pack More Features Pioneer's DVR-R100... Sony DRU-810A... Plextor PX-740A... Plextor PX-716AL... Lite-On SHW-1635S... Asus DRW-1608P... Samsung TS-H552U... LG Electronics Super-Multi GSA-2166D... Plextor PX-716UF... Samsung WriteMaster SE-W164C... |
PC World
April 2005
Jon L. Jacobi |
Double-Layer DVD Burners on Parade Toshiba's SD-R5372 - one of the fastest drives on the chart - and BenQ's competitively priced DW1620 capture Best Buy awards. |
PC World
January 2004
Stan Miastkowski |
Step-By-Step: Burn Your Own DVDs for Backup or Video Playback Here's how to install a DVD drive and transfer videotape to DVD. |
Home Theater
December 9, 2003 |
Pioneer PRV-LX1 This professional DVD recorder claims "easy authoring," and features a 120GB hard drive, with a second drive optional. Also new: DVR-S606 external DVD writer. |
PC World
November 2005
Jacobi & Perenson |
Full-Steam-Ahead DVD Prices are down and speeds are increasing. Seven of the latest burners are reviewed. Sony DRU-810A... Plextor PX-740A... Lite-On SHW-1635S... Pioneer DVR-R100... Plextor PX-716AL... LG Super-Multi GSA-2166D... Samsung WriteMaster SE-W164C... |
PC Magazine
September 16, 2003
Don Labriola |
Pioneer Delivers Quad-Format DVD Writer As the originator of DVD-R technology, Pioneer has been that format's staunchest proponent. But in a nod to the competition, the new Pioneer DVR-A06 adds support for the rival DVD+R and DVD+RW formats. |
PC World
September 2004
Jon L. Jacobi |
Latest DVD Burners Reach 16X DVD drives handle DVD+R at 16X, and some get the faster speed from slower media. |
PC World
April 2005
Jon L. Jacobi |
DVD on the Edge We test double-layer burners designed to pack twice as much content onto a disc. |
PC Magazine
May 18, 2005
Don Labriola |
Discs After DVD: Blue-Light Specials Early adopters of blue-laser drives will likely use them as storage peripherals. A variety of other optical-disc formats and streaming content-delivery services will soon be vying for the same consumer dollars, and DVDs themselves may continue to be the leading video storage and distribution medium through the end of the decade. |
PC World
August 2003
Christopher Null |
Mega Storage to Go There's a new removable storage option for every job, from key chain-size USB drives to humongous external hard disks. We examine 15 portable, affordable contenders. |
PC Magazine
April 30, 2007
Cisco Cheng |
LaCie d2 Blu-ray Drive The LaCie d2 is a pricey external Blu-ray drive with a good software bundle. |
Home Theater
October 25, 2004
Darryl Wilkinson |
Burn, DVD Baby, Burn Sony's new DVDirect burner is the world's first that can do its job solo or with a computer. |
PC World
August 26, 2002
Tom Krazit |
DVD Recording Finds Its Place -- in the PC A stand-alond DVD recorder will do the trick, but using your PC could save you money -- and offer you access to a host of extra features. |
PC World
August 2002
Robert Luhn |
Ultimate Backup Guide These storage devices make backing up so fast, easy, and affordable, you'll actually do it. |
PC World
February 2004
Melissa J. Perenson |
DVD Burners Spin to 8X Hewlett-Packard, Plextor, and Sony debut new drives. |
PC Magazine
April 30, 2007
Cisco Cheng |
OWC Mercury Pro SW-5582 The OWC Mercury Pro SW-5582 external Blu-ray drive can store massive amounts of data, but getting movies to play easily from it is another story. |
PC World
January 2004
Michael Gowan |
Capture TV on DVD The latest DVD recorders are more versatile than your VCR, but getting the most from one isn't as simple as pushing 'record'. |
Home Theater
March 2004
Benjamin Dover |
Sony RDR-GX7 DVD Recorder Sony's RDR-GX7 can record three of the five DVD-recordable formats--DVD-R, DVD-RW, and DVD+RW--and it can play DVD+R in addition to these three. |
PC Magazine
July 25, 2005
Cisco Cheng |
Sony DVDirect VRD-VC20 Sony lets you save those VHS memories to DVD, easily. |
