PCMag.com DVD Burners Product Guide

Rosewill USB 3.0 External Slim Aluminum 6x Blu-ray Writer Model RDED-12001

The Rosewill RDED-12001 USB 3.0 External Slim Aluminum 6x Blu-ray Writer sports a superior aluminum construction and speedy USB 3.0 connectivity.

How to Install an Optical Drive

It takes just a couple of minutes to install a new disc burner or reader in your desktop PC. Check out our step-by-step guide on installing an optical drive.

Sony to Shutter Optical Drive Business by March

Sony is quitting the optical disc drive business by next March, according to Japan's Asahi Shimbun.

The Best External DVD Burners

DVD burners and optical drives in general might be disappearing from laptops, but plenty of people still need them from day to day. Here are the best external DVD burner for all your disc reading and burning needs.

Samsung SE-218BB Ultrathin Optical Disc Drive

The Samsung SE-218BB Ultrathin Optical Disc Drive is a solid performer with an attractive, slim profile just right for use with an ultrabook.

Plextor External Blu-ray PX-LB950UE

Lite-On eNAU708

The Lite-On eNAU708 is a competent portable DVD drive, with a price that will make it a good peripheral choice for ultrabook owners.

Plextor External Blu-ray PX-LB950UE

The Plextor External Blu-ray PX-LB950UE's speedy performance and support for several rewritable formats make it a smart for a portable DVD drive, despite a few irritating faults.

HP dvd550s

The HP dvd550s external DVD burner is a simple and affordable external optical drive that fills the void for those who still need to read and write DVDs or CDs.

HP bd530s

The HP bd530s is a good portable DVD burner that could have been great if it offered the same range of additional features found in its comparably-priced portable optical drive brethren.