Retrospect and TEAC drives: a follow-up We have previously noted that Retrospect does not work with TEAC-based QPS CD-RW drives. Henry Cline received a detailed reminder of this from Dantz: "Check to ...

it'll wear out just as fast as a cdrom drive will. there are different lasers for reading and writing (I'm 75% sure on this one) <BR><BR>oh, and pc world has not been a good source for about the last ...

Apple puts CD-RW drives and combo drives on most of its newer Mac models except for the low-end iBook, but that still leaves hundreds of thousands of older Mac models out there without the ability to ...

It’s impossible to beat CD-R media in terms of cost or compatibility for backing up important files; freeing up hard drive space; and burning all your favorite tunes to a perfect mixed CD for a friend ...

Although it is No. 1 in sales of add-on CD-rewritable drives, Hewlett-Packard is exiting that market so it can better concentrate on the emerging, and potentially more profitable, demand for ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. If the new 52X CD drives could actually write at 52X ...

The 1.44-megabyte floppy-disk drive is an endangered species largely because its primary predator, the CD-rewritable drive, uses media that can store up to 700MB per disk and costs only about $100. CD ...

Sony is aiming to double the pleasure of CD-R and CD-RW lovers. On Tuesday, the consumer electronics giant unveiled Double Density CD-R and CD-RW drives and discs. Dubbed DD-R and DD-RW, the discs can ...

Taiwan-based Lite-On IT, the world’s third-largest optical media storage drive manufacturer next only to South Korea’s Samsung and LG Philips, announced that it ...

Despite lackluster PC sales, CD-ROM, CD-RW and DVD-ROM drives are all enjoying remarkable sales growth this year. Among them, CD-RW drives boast the largest market demand and growth momentum.

I'm considering getting a new CD-rw drive for my computer. I'm not interested in getting a SCSI drive (generally I only burn CDs while playing Counter-Strike or starcraft because I'm either dead or ...

San Diego – Rohm Co. Ltd. has launched a 180-milliwatt infrared laser for 32x CD-rewritable drives that are said to take the stress of high power output without its facet being destroyed. The ...