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I need an external DVD/BR drive for my next computer setup for sure. My next laptop will be an ultrabook (probably Dell's linux lappie, once they come out with a Haswell version), that will never have ...

Apple's DVD Player will only work with internal DVD drives and will give an error -70012 if you open it with only an external DVD drive attached. Topher Kessler ...

Three Taiwanese optical chip designers – MediaTek, ALi and VIA Optical Solution (VOS) – plan to launch self-developed SoC (system-on-chip) solutions for DVD players and 52x CD-RW drives starting in ...

Editor's Note: This preview is based on early-release hardware and early software. It would be premature to draw any final conclusions from the results presented here. Because this is an interesting ...

Optical disc devotees continue to find safe ports and harbors in Japan, with the release of the new FMV Note A laptop line (machine translation). This laptop range fuses modern features like a Windows ...

Click to viewTen Things You Should Know is a new feature series here at Gizmodo aimed at first-time buyers or people who don’t have (or need) extensive knowledge on a product before making a purchase.

Here’s a little bit of knowledge that might come in handy in certain situations—for instance, if the drive on your main Mac has died, and you have a CD-based software program you absolutely must ...

Microsoft has released a DVD Player app for Windows 11/10. The new app dubbed as Windows DVD Player for Windows 11/10 allows anyone to watch their favorite DVDs easily. The app allows users to watch ...

Michael Sebrey forwarded us a somewhat strange internal announcement from AppleCare that applies only (so far) to the United States and will deliver new optical drives only for iBook customers that ...