In this day and age, backing up your PC's system drive to DVD or any optical media strikes us as silly, going on dangerous and the backup tools available with Nero did nothing to change our minds.

The last USB DVD burner from Lite-On that I checked out was the slim, light, and USB bus-powered eTAU208. It’s a good solution for someone looking for a portable disc burner for under $50. The company ...

As you can see from the first table of results below, the Samsung's claimed write speeds for different types of DVD media are considerably at odds with our real-world findings. Okay, there were ...

OWC have announced their latest Mercury Pro Blu-ray/SuperDrive "Quad Interface" External Drive, offering Blu-ray and DVD burning for any PC or Mac with FireWire 800, FireWire 400, USB 2.0 or eSATA ...

ASUS today announced the ASUS ZenDrive V1M, an external USB-C DVD burner with intelligent cable management and broad compatibility with Windows 11 and macOS laptops and desktop PCs. It supports M-DISC ...

The Lite-On eTAU208 DVD/CD Writer is a portable disc drive that’s pretty handy for folks who like to travel light. Not only is the DVD burner barely any wider than an optical disc, it also weighs just ...

At first glance this may look like a compact DVD case, but it's actually Pioneer's latest external DVD burner intended for mobility-concerned ultraportable and netbook users. The Pioneer DVR-XD09 tips ...

Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology. The DVDirect VRD-MC5 is the easiest way to transfer old VHS ...

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Peripheral and storage vendor Buffalo this week became the first in a soon-to-grow list of companies ...

Apple was one of the first manufacturers to exclude DVD players from its laptops, and the same quickly became true for iMacs as well. This meant that if you wanted to rip CDs for your iTunes library, ...

Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology. I recently had to wipe out a number of servers and ...

Having bootable media ready can be a real lifesaver when you need to do a clean installation of Windows. Thankfully, it's ...