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New iMac and Mac Pro models could ditch optical drives

Ben Kersey — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 11:52:58 +0000

Apple refreshed its line of notebooks at WWDC in June, but the Mac Pro and iMac were left out of the festivities. Apple later confirmed that updates for both machines were on the way, and now Apple Insider has discovered references to new models after digging around inside some configuration files. When examining the Boot

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Recycle your MacBook Superdrive with this USB enclosure

Shane McGlaun — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:20:57 +0000

There are lots of MacBook geeks that are wishing for more storage space. There is a relatively easy way to get more storage for your MacBook if you don’t mind shedding your Superdrive optical drive. Many people don’t mind giving up that optical drive. In fact, there is a rumor going around that by Christmas

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Apple May Do Away With Boxed Software

Rue Liu — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 23:01:14 +0000

Apple’s Mac App Store might be the main source of purchasing software for Apple customers in the future. The success of the Mac App Store’s launch could be ushering an era where Apple will only carry digital copies of software in their retail stores. Evidence of Apple moving in that direction can be seen when

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Lite-On eNAU608 8x external DVD burner gets interchangeable designs for lid

Shane McGlaun — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 12:04:35 +0000

Lite-on has pulled the wraps off its latest external DVD burner and the device is called the eNAU608. The slim DVD burners is an external drive that is very thin and would be a great portable option for the ultraportable or netbook user that has a machine with no DVD drive onboard. The most interesting

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Sony launches BDX-S500U slim external Blu-ray drive

Shane McGlaun — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 11:10:26 +0000

Sony has unveiled its latest slim external Blu-ray drive calls the BDX-S500U. The optical drive connects to the computer via USB and is designed to be used with any computer from desktops to netbooks and notebooks. The drive can write Blu-ray and other media formats. It can burn BD-R discs at up to 6x speed

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Buffalo debuts Blu-ray USB 3.0 optical drive

Shane McGlaun — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 10:29:50 +0000

If you have a computer with a USB 3.0 port and need a Blu-ray drive without having to crack open the case to install one Buffalo has a new product for you. The new product is the Buffalo USB 3.0 Blu-ray drive. The optical drive can play Blu-ray discs and will burn to Blu-ray writable

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Samsung SH-B123 Blu-ray drive offers 12x read performance

Shane McGlaun — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:17:51 +0000

Samsung has been whipping out several new pieces of hardware today and the final new offering is the SH-B123 Blu-ray combo drive. The drive can read BD-ROM and burn to CDs and DVDs. The new Blu-ray drive is designed to be used inside a desktop PC. The drive has a standard 5.25-inch form factor and

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Hitachi-LG Data Storage shows off HyDrive optical disc drive with SSD inside

Shane McGlaun — Mon, 31 May 2010 11:58:34 +0000

Hitachi-LG Data Storage has unveiled a strange new product called the HyDrive that combines an optical drive with a SSD. The device is the first product of its type and will ship in August. The idea behind the HyDrive is to add storage to a notebook or other PC without needing more space. As strange

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Sony Optiarc offers new external DRX-S77U and internal AD-7260S DVD burners

Shane McGlaun — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 12:20:02 +0000

Sony Optiarc has announced a couple new DVD/CD burning optical drives for different user groups. One of the drives is an internal and the other is an external slim burner. Both are available to purchase online and at retailers now. The DRX-S77U is a lightweight external slim drive that can burn up to 8X DVD+/-R

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US DOJ subpoenas Hitachi, Toshiba, and Sony in antitrust investigation

Shane McGlaun — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:18:38 +0000

Antitrust investigations and allegations of price fixing are nothing new from Hitachi and Toshiba. Both firms were embroiled in the LCD price fixing scandal that resulted in some Japanese executives getting prison terms and the companies received massive fines. The US DOJ has now issued new subpoenas to Hitachi, Toshiba, and Sony in a new

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Pioneer unviles first 12x Blu-ray writer BDR-205

Shane McGlaun — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:25:50 +0000

Blu-ray players are becoming more and common on many notebook and desktop computers as most systems support HD content. What we still don’t see a whole lot of on computers are internal Blu-ray writers. Pioneer has unveiled the first 12x speed Blu-ray burner for desktop computers today. The burner is called the BDR-205 and it

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LaCie d2 Blu-ray drive boasts 8x BR recording speed

Daniel Lim — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 21:32:14 +0000

Lacie has announced its fastest d2 Blu-ray external drive with improved 8x BR recording speed. The drive features a pair of firewire 400 and an USB 2.0 connectivity to enable HD video and data recording, rewriting, and playbacks at high speed with ease. The drive has read and write speeds of up to 8x, achievable

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