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DVD

The cost of Blu-ray DVD RW optical drives have reached a point to where they fit into most new computer budgets. A good Blu-ray DVD RW optical drive not only reads and writes in Blu-ray format, but can also read and write any format of DVD's and CD's. I have a single optical drive in My Super PC, an ASUS Blu-ray DVD RW optical drive.

The ASUS Blu-ray DVD RW retail box and contents. Click on any picture to see it enlarged.

front view	rear view	label

The DVD optical drive connects to the computer using a SATA cable.

There are many good makers for DVD optical drives, including ASUS, Sony, LG, Lite-On, NEC and Samsung.

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