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While CDs were still fighting for market share against cassettes, and gaming consoles were just starting to switch over to CD from cartridge storage, optical media companies were already thinking ...

Sony has announced the reduction of 250 jobs at its optical disc manufacturing plant in Tagaze, Japan, as part of an initiative to completely phase out the production of recordable optical media. All ...

I have a MacBook Pro and I have an external SuperDrive. I'm trying to get some data off of old DVD-Rs that I burned in college almost 2 decades ago. Well, they've deteriorated a bit. The data in the ...

Samsung's SE-218GN DVD writer/burner has to be one of the best external optical storage solutions to come through the lab. It employs great build quality, performance and ease of use in a simple, ...

Which is the best DVD recorder drive for the Mac? Most Apple Mac computers no longer contain an Apple SuperDrive (Apple’s name for DVD burners attached to Macs), but you can buy an Apple USB ...

Verbatim has released a new line of DVD-R 8x discs that are manufactured using proprietary dual reflective layers to maximise both compatibility and longevity. leadpic_Verbatim_DVD May 1, 2007: ...

Verbatim manufacturer Mitsubishi Chemical claimed to be stopping making DVD and Blu-ray recordable discs in Japan, and suggesting days of domestic optical disc manufacture are over When you purchase ...

Q: I have a Panasonic DMR-EZ48VK recorder that I recently purchased. This is all new to me. I would like to know what disc-type I should buy for recording VCR tapes onto a DVD disc. Also, is there a ...

I received some samples of Verbatim's relatively new "DigitalMovie' DVD-Rs and got to take a close look at them. I was surprised to find that great care was taken in the silk-screening of the labels ...