Most optical drives today are combo CD/DVD drives that support all the DVD and CD formats. The speeds of the drives are rated by their DVD-ROM and CD-ROM transfer rates. The original DVD drive (1x) ...

I'm sick and tired of loudy, whiny optical drives! I need something quieter than the Sony 16x (rebadge Lite-On, I believe) that I have in my system now. On short bursts, it whines terribly.<BR><BR>I ...

The Plextor PX-810SA DVD Super Multi Drive is a great performing CD/DVD burner. Its SATA connection opens up bandwidth to allow greater data throughput than EIDE/ATA. It doesn't support HD burning ...

It's been a long time since I've followed pc parts. And now that I'm building a new computer I regret it. It's time to buy the DVD-ROM drive and I dunno what to get. I hear sony's are good but I don't ...

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Most optical drives today are combo CD/DVD drives that support DVDs and all the CD formats: CD audio, CD-ROM, CD-R and CD-RW. The speeds of the drives are rated by their CD-ROM and DVD transfer rates.

The combo drive is back. A few years ago, when DVD media was pricey and the cost of DVD burners was still well north of $300, a bunch of manufacturers shipped optical drives dubbed "combo drives." ...

Besides their new DVD-R/CD-RW drive, LaCie is also introducing two other new devices — a 24x10x40x CD-RW drive and combination DVD-RAM/R drive — at this week’s National Association of Broadcasters ...

Page 2: Up Close and Personal and The Active Panel Page 3: Test Machine and CD-R Benchmarks Page 4: More CD-R Benchmarks Page 5: DVD Benchmarks Page 6: CD-R/RW Burn Times and Conclusion A few years ...