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Lite-On's First DVD Burner with LabelTag Finally in Europe

The iHAS524 DVD writer is Lite-On's first optical scribing drive that features the LabelTag technology. But we will get to that later. The product was announced earlier this year, namely in spring, but only now, nearing the winter holidays, does it finally reach the European market segment. The product is design...

24 November 2009
06:46 GMT

Samsung Announces the Official Debut of Its First Internal Blu-ray Disc Combo Drive

Samsung, one of the world's leading vendors of consumer electronics and a major player in the market for personal computer systems, has announced today the launch of its first internal Blu-ray disc Combo unit, the SH-B083. Designed to provide a choice for computer users looking to upgrade their systems with the ...

8 October 2009
05:07 GMT

Pioneer's BDR-205 Blu-ray Disc Writer Reaches Write Speeds of 12x

The Blu-ray optical drive is slowly becoming a standard solution for computer systems and home entertainment devices, as technology improvements enable lower prices consequently providing a more affordable solution for consumers. On that note, Pioneer Electronics, one of the world's leading vendors of consumer e...

1 October 2009
06:18 GMT

LaCie Intros New Sleek, External DVD Writer

Coming to provide some support to users who have recently purchased a new ultrathin portable or netbook computer system, LaCie has just announced the introduction of its new Portable DVD±RW Drive, designed by Sam Hecht. The new external, portable optical drive is featured with a sleek black finish and comes wi...

18 September 2009
04:49 GMT

LG Rolls Out N2R1 NAS with Built-In DVD-RW Optical Drive

LG Electronics, one of the world’s leading vendors of consumer electronics, has just announced the debut of its new Network Attached Storage solution, at this year’s Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association (CEDIA) Expo. The company’s new N2R1 NAS model has been designed for users looki...

11 September 2009
03:18 GMT

Samsung Adds New Line of Colorful External DVD Writers

Samsung Electronics has just announced a new external DVD writer, as part of the company's SE-S084B series. The new model comes to provide users of portable computer systems with an external optical drive that boasts a slim design and provides seven color options. The new drive should meet the increasing demand ...

10 February 2009
09:15 GMT

ASUSTeK Unveils Slim External Optical Drive for Fashionistas

One of the biggest drawbacks of today's low-cost, low-power portable computer systems, also known as netbooks, is that they can't provide their users with an integrated optical drive. However, this is where external optical drives come into play, as they can provide additional functionality for these small-...

4 February 2009
09:48 GMT

LG Launches New Blu-Ray Drives

Blu-ray technology is undoubtedly the way of the future and it appears that LG too is prepping its customers for a high-performance feature. The consumer electronics company has just launched its new line of optical disc drives, which are said to feature one of the fastest Blu-ray reading and writing speeds, of 6x. T...

4 June 2008
04:23 GMT

Apple's MacBook Air - the Perfect Secondary Computer

Browsing the web I came across this piece entitled "Apple's MacBook Air love affair." Eric Benderoff believes the MacBook Air is perfect as a secondary computing machine, because of its lacking storage space, optical drive and the only USB port available, a topic we've also covered a while ago (a bit negati...

14 April 2008
05:16 GMT

Plextor to Introduce Internal Blu-Ray and HD DVD Drives

The format war has brought nothing but trouble in the movie industry. Partnerships dissolved while other alliances were formed. Despite the fact that the Blu-Ray format seems to have prevailed in the movie, audio and storage industry, the hardware manufacturers are not ready to call the HD DVD format dead yet. Many h...

12 February 2008
05:10 GMT

Apple's Already Taking Orders for MacBook Air Add-Ons

Still no exact launch date determined for the MacBook Air, but at least we know it's happening real soon, since Apple is now taking orders for a slim external optical drive, an Ethernet adapter, a Video connector and specifically-designed bags for the unconventional notebook.Apple is taking orders for the MacBoo...

29 January 2008
10:00 GMT

Sony VAIO TZ Notebook: Steve Job's Idea of Portability

The Sony Vaio TZ model has been mentioned several times during Steve Jobs’ MacWorld 2008 keynote, when the Apple founder unveiled the ethereal MacBook Air notebook. Sony's notebook was quoted almost each time Jobs needed a reference for ultra-portability.He was not wrong in his choice, as the Vaio TZ model is S...

26 January 2008
06:37 GMT

Asus Offers a New Blu-ray Compatible Optical Drive

Asus announced the launch of a new optical disc drive which is designed and aimed for users needing high performance drives that can playback high definition movies and offer a complete solution for writing optical discs. The next generation of Asus DVD writer drivers is the BC-1205PT, a multi format capable drive w...

7 September 2007
10:58 GMT


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