This post was done in partnership with The Wirecutter, a list of the best technology to buy. Read the full article below at TheWirecutter.com. The $80 Samsung SE-506CB is the best external Blu-ray ...

Ahh, the humble ROM drive. Really, it's probably one of the lesser items that don't get the same attention as some other components in the system, but it's also one of the more important components.

With portability and solid performance on its side, the HP bd530s is a good portable DVD burner that could have been great if it was capable of writing to Blu-ray discs or offered the additional ...

Getting a Blu-ray player now-a-days isn't the hardest thing in the world, but it can still be one of the more expensive things you do. Sure, there are alternatives, but some times you just want to be ...

It's debatable whether or not Apple is losing its touch with FireWire, but you can rest assured that OWC hasn't. Said outfit has just announced the industry's first Blu-ray external drive with a quad ...

We've spent a lot of time lately with compact portable optical drives that give you the ability to take your Blu-ray and DVD capability on the road—even if you're using an ultrabook. But for the most ...

February 27, 2009, Other World Computing (OWC), known to many of us as macsales.com, has added an 8x Blu-ray drive to the Mercury Pro external Blu-ray/SuperDrive line, which are currently the only ...

With HD DVD out, manufacturers are free to release Blu-ray products without fear of the format dying. It still could and probably will, but that’s neither here nor there. Philips & Lite-on Digital ...

I'm looking for an external Bluray drive for my MacBook Pro. Use is to connect to my MacBook Pro, 13" retina, to rip Bluray and DVDs to .mkv, .mp4, etc. I have one that works really well for your use, ...

Apple was one of the first manufacturers to exclude DVD players from its laptops, and the same quickly became true for iMacs as well. This meant that if you wanted to rip CDs for your iTunes library, ...