With the holiday selling season approaching, Hewlett-Packard has cut the price on two of its DVD-rewritable drives. HP on Monday lowered by $100 the cost of its dvd200i and dvd200e, effective ...

In an increasingly disc-less world, 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. The ...

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 ...

This month HP introduces its latest DVD burners into the market, now with Super Multi support. As well as burning high-capacity DVD±R(W) (double layer) media, these drives are also read/write ...

Does your laptop even have a DVD drive anymore? Mine sure doesn’t. Neither did the one I owned before. So, what can you do ...

Despite its decent performance and portability, a comparatively steep price tag makes the HP dvd560s DVD burner a less-than-compelling solution for users who aren't ready to part with their DVDs or ...

HP is planning to offer a hybrid HD DVD/Blu-ray optical drive for some of its build-to-order this week. An HP representative told Ars Technica that the new options will be available this Wednesday for ...

Most modern laptops lack an optical drive, yet CDs and DVDs are still used in many households, whether for playing old movies, installing older software, or even for making physical backups. An ...

Optical drives no longer come pre-installed in most PCs and laptops, yet they’re still indispensable for many users. Whether for playing old DVDs, installing ancient software from CDs, or burning data ...