In the latest sign that a standards war is petering out, Toshiba has introduced dual-format DVD recordable drives.
One side of the ongoing recordable DVD format battle is expected to be first with products that nearly double the amount of data held on one disc. But that victory may not put an end to the feud.
The group behind the DVD+R/+RW specification said dual-layer recordable discs will hit the market next year, allowing storage of up to 16 hours of recorded video.
After years of backing only one format in the recordable DVD format war, Apple Computer is adding limited support of a rival format into its operating system.
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LG's external Blu-ray writer is huge, but does the job. We're still not in the age of Blu-ray though, and we wonder if we ever will be.
External DVD writers are never going to be exciting, but at least Asus' effort looks pretty.
While a solid machine and a capable media centre, we're still trying to work out who the target market for the highly expensive LT VAIO is. Design-crazed multimillionaires, perhaps.
Sony's slimline DRX-S70U drive is quite appealing for travellers or those with dud notebook drives -- as long as you've got space for the AC adaptor.
If your laptop doesn't have an optical drive or you need to replace your dud internal one, LG's latest offering is well worth the money.
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