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Choosing the best optical drives – DVD, CD writers and Blu-ray: ITReviews.com Buyer’s Guide
While some of the latest ultra-portable laptops dispense with any optical drive, a device that can read – and in may case, write – to optical discs including CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-RW and Blu-ray is still a useful component, enabling users to rent the latest movie releases, as well as providing an easy way to install…
Acer Aspire AS5750G
Wallet-friendly. That’s one way to describe Acer’s new 2.3GHz Intel Sandy Bridge-powered laptop. Because the company has certainly pulled off something special in the value for money stakes with the price-to-specification ratio of its AS5750G-2414G50. Impressive specThe notebook comes loaded with an Intel i5-2410M dual-core processor running at 2.3GHz (with turbo-boost to 2.9GHz) and an…
Plextor PX-L611U
Plextor has a solid reputation for CD/DVD writers, Blu-ray drives and portable HDD – but while much of the industry is loading the dice in favour of recordable Blu-ray, Plextor still sees a role for slim. lightweight external DVD writers like the PX-L611U. Measuring just 137mm square, a slender 22mm thick and weighing a featherlight…
Sapphire EDGE-HD
At first sight, the EDGE-HD from Sapphire looks more like a miniature media-streaming device. Small, slim and coated in a black, rubberised casing, it’s hard to believe this is in fact a fully-functional PC. Given its size it should come as no surprise that it’s not exactly a powerhouse – but it’s certainly capable of…