Pixela DVD Burner - Pixela

The Pixela DVD Burner uses a USB connection to work with camcorders that store videos on a hard drive or on flash memory, such as a SD card. You use the DVD Burner to create data or movie DVDs directly from the camcorder. When it works, there’s no need to use a Mac to create a quick movie DVD... read more at MacLife

Sony DRX-830UL-T external burner - Sony

Disc burning can be a delicate process: it’s safest to minimize your computer activity while burning to avoid ruining a disc. This, of course, spells out downtime while waiting for your disc to burn. With blazingly fast maximum burn rates, Sony’s external DRX-830UL-T won’t leave you twiddling your thumbs for too long... read more at Macworld

Lacie D2 DVD+/-RW with LightScribe 16x - LaCie

LightScribe, invented by HP and then spun off, uses a special laser built into your drive to draw images and text onto a thin dye-based coating on the non-data side of a LightScribe disc. Just insert a LightScribe disc, data side up, into the drive and use the included LaCie LightScribe Labeler software to create your own custom, monochrome labels etched onto the surface of the disc ... read more at Macworld

SlimDVDup - ILY

The SlimDVDup walks you through the almost effortless duplication procedure via the unit's LCD. The SlimDVDup has two drives: a DVD-ROM and a dual-format DVD burner. After you insert the master disc in the DVD-ROM and a blank disc in the burner, SlimDVDup asks you for a recording speed, and then it copies the disc. You can also copy individual tracks of a music CD instead of the whole CD. When the job is done, you can insert another blank disc to make more copies ... read more at MacAddict

Sony DRX-710UL/T - Sony

Pros: Flexible connectivity options; fastest 16X burn speed.
Cons: Expensive; slowest dual-layer burn speed ... read more at Macworld

Plextor PX-716UF - Plextor

Pros: Flexible connectivity options; burns 2.4X-rated dual-layer media at 4X; fast 16X burn speeds; fastest read speeds.
Cons: Expensive ... read more at Macworld

OWC Mercury FireWire/USB2 D108 DVD±RW - OWC

Pros: Inexpensive; flexible connectivity options; includes 25 CD-R discs and five 8X DVD-R discs; burns 2.4X-rated dual-layer media at 4X.
Cons: Burns 16X media at 8X speeds ... read more at Macworld

Kanguru Quicksilver 16X QS-FW DVDRW FireWire - Kanguru

Pros: Inexpensive; burns 2.4X-rated dual-layer media at 4X.
Cons: Slow read speeds ... read more at Macworld

Iomega Super DVD Writer 16X - Iomega

Pros: Flexible cross-platform compatibility due to USB 2.0.
Cons: Slow 16X and dual-layer burn speeds ... read more at Macworld

EZQuest Boa 16X DVD±RW Double Layer FireWire - EZQuest

Keeping up with the ever-changing DVD-burner market could be a job in itself. Every few months, faster drives are announced, new features get introduced, and competing (and confusing) disc formats continue to play leapfrog in the quest for market dominance. The most recent technological development in DVD writers is dual-layer burning ... read more at Macworld

d2 DVD±RW Double Layer - LaCie

LaCie's 16X d2 DVD±RW Double Layer burner enters the battle for the fastest (and most chic) DVD±R burner on the block. The d2 can burn up to 8.5GB onto a double-layer disc at almost twice the speed of its predecessor, the 8X d2 DVD±RW ( Oct/04, p62), and it burns single-layer DVD±R media at 16X. We thought the 8X d2 was fast—the 16X d2's speed is even more impressive ... read more at MacAddict

CanoScan 8400F - Canon

Using the high-speed port, the 8400F was impressively speedy. It beat the more expensive 9900F by 30 seconds in a 1200dpi, 48-bit scan of a 4x6 photo. It tied the same scanner when scanning a 35mm slide at 2,400 dpi and 48 bits... ... read more at Macworld

CanoScan 9950F - Canon

The CanoScan 9950F bumps the optical resolution up from 3,200 dpi to 4,800 dpi. It supports both FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 connections and ships with a stack of film holders to hold just about any common format.. ... read more at Macworld

Mercury Pro DVD-/+RW - Other World Computing

We've seen enough external DVD burners so that it takes a little something extra to impress us—and Other World Computing's Mercury Pro DVD-/+RW provides that something. Among the extras are a software bundle that includes the capable DragonBurn for CD and DVD burning, and stacks of blank media—25 CD-Rs and 5 DVD-Rs—so you can hit the ground burning. ... read more at MacAddict

Mercury Ti SuperDrive 4x PowerBook Upgrade - Other World Computing

If you bought a PowerBook G4 that was released prior to November 2002, you probably envy the built-in burning capabilities of the current crop of PowerBooks. With Other World Computing's (OWC's) internal Mercury Ti SuperDrive 4x, you can set aside those thoughts of inadequacy, but you'll need the technical expertise to disassemble your PowerBook ... read more at Macworld

RoadStor Portable CD Burner - MicroSolutions

MicroSolutions' RoadStor reads all major media cards and burns their contents to CD—no computer required. It supports Compact Flash I and II, Microdrive, SecureDigital, SmartMedia, MultiMediaCard, Memory Stick and burns multisession CDs with ease—you can use the same 700MB capacity CD until it's full. For fieldwork, the unit includes a rechargeable LiIon battery that will power it for two hours ... read more at MacAddict

Apacer Disc Steno CP100 - Apacer

The Apacer Disc Steno CP100 allows you to burn media content to CD directly from memory cards. It may look like a large CD writer, but it has two memory card slots. The first accommodates CompactFlash Type I and II, as well as the Type II size Microdrives, while the second is a four-in-one reader for SD/MMC, SmartMedia and Memory Stick ... read more at MacUserUK

BOA SLIM DVD-RW - EZQuest

Though its size keeps it from being lightning fast, the Boa Slim performed solidly with the included software, iTunes and Roxio Toast Titanium 6. In Toast 6, it burned near-capacity DVDs in less than a half hour consistently. Using Discribe, it ripped a 40-minute CD in seven minutes and burned it in about five ... read more at macHOME

LaCie FireWire PocketDVD-RW - LaCie

The LaCie FireWire PocketDVD-RW is a DVD burner pared down to the bare minimum. It handles both DVD-R and DVD-RW discs, and can also burn to CD. The PocketDVD-RW creates DVD-R and RW at single speed and stores 4.7Gb of data per disc. It's primarily designed as a portable solution, but there's nothing to stop you using it with a desktop machine ... read more at MacUserUK

Pyro DV Drive - Primera

Transferring video footage from a digital camcorder to your Mac's hard drive is a tedious task–which is why videographers dream of a straight-to-hard-disk DV recording solution. ADS Technologies has the wake-up call: a hard drive that can ride along on your belt, capturing footage from your video camera and converting it on the fly into editable DV ... read more at MacAddict

indiDVD (DVD+/-R/RW CD-R/RW ) - TDK

If you're stricken with SuperDrive envy, there are plenty of new, Mac-compatible, external FireWire DVD/CD burners. The TDK indiDVD trumps Apple's current SuperDrive in a few ways, writing to DVD+R/RW media as well as DVD-R/RW ... read more at macHOME

Bravo Disc Publisher - Primera

Disc Production Speeds Along with Personal DVD/CD Duplicator and Printer - If you frequently burn, label, and distribute your own CDs or DVDs, you now have an alternative to sending a master disc to a disc-duplication service. The Bravo Disc Publisher, from Primera Technology, has everything you need to perform automated duplication and labeling of DVDs and CDs ... read more at Macworld

DVD-RW/CD-RW (superdrive) - LaCie

On the surface, LaCie's latest external FireWire drive looks much like the rest of the company's current lineup: boxy and blue-faced, a no-frills, no-nonsense device. But pop the hood, and you'll see what's special about this drive. Lurking behind the faceplate is none other than a Pioneer DVR-103 ... read more at MacAddict

Devideon (SuperDrive) - Formac

"Inside the case is a Pioneer DVR-A05, Pioneer's third-generation consumer optical burner, which--like Apple's SuperDrive--can write to (and read) General DVD-R (not the high-end Authoring DVD-R), DVD-RW, CD-R, and CD-RW media" ... read more at MacAddict

Lucid-24 24x10x24 Portable FireWire CD-RW - MCE

"If you're in the market for a portable FireWire CD-RW drive, consider the MCE Lucid-24. This sleek, transparent drive looks cool, weighs only one pound and measures a diminutive 6.5 x 5.5 x 7/8th inches-ideal for those who travel light." ... read more at macHOME

CRW-F1ZDX CD Recorder - Yamaha

"When we first heard about this Yamaha CD recorder, it appealed to the right side of our brains. A burner that efficiently handles the tedium of archiving while letting us etch graphics on our CDs? Cool! Well, kind of" ... read more at MacAddict

MPD-AP20U - Sony

"The Sony MPD-AP20U is the first portable, battery-powered CD-RW and DVD-ROM drive that doubles as a standalone CD and MP3 player." ... read more at macHOME

Mercury Pro FireWire DVD-RW (48x12x48) - Other World Computing

"We love the idea of burning digital video onto DVD disks, but if you can't spring for a new Mac with Apple's DVD-burning SuperDrive, OWC's Mercury Pro external FireWire burner provides the same functionality...almost." ... read more at MacAddict

Boa FireWire CD-RW (48x12x48) - EZQuest

"Holy hyperspeed, Batman! 48X disc burning? Believe it, and the latest generation of EZQuest's Boa CD-RW backs up this insane burn speed with 48X read and 12X rewrite speeds. A 2MB burn-proof buffer spared us any burned burns." ... read more at MacAddict

VeloCD FP-241032 (24x10x32) - TDK

"TDK doesn't ignore trends. Hip to the continuing national obsession with CD burning, they've released the 241032FP [sic], a slim addition to their successful veloCD re-writer line." ... read more at macHOME

VeloVD 24x10x40 - TDK

"We thoroughly dug TDK's veloCD 16X burner last year (Reviews, Oct/01, p45), and this time out, the veloCD is packing more than just a 50 percent boost in burn speed" ... read more at MacAddict

Spyder - Yamaha (USB 2.0)

"Yamaha claims the Spyder is the first USB 2.0 CD-RW drive. At press time, Apple is still on the fence about supporting USB 2.0, but Yamaha offers two solutions" ... read more at macHOME

Lucid CD-RW - MCE (FireWire)

"The MCE Lucid drive is the right choice for portable burns, but there's no reason not to use it with a desktop, too" ... read more at macHOME

DVD Revo FireWire DVD-RW - CD Cyclone

"The DVD Revo is arguably one of the better looking drives in this Lab test. Along with the two QPS drives it also shares the prize as the smallest" ... read more at MacUser UK

CRX1750L/A2 (24x10x40) - Sony

The Sony CD-R/ RW 24x10x40 is a top choice for desktop Macs. Its conventional shape is similar to a lean hardcover book, ... read more at macHOME

Que! Fire (24x10x40) - QPS

With burn speeds of 24X (CD-R) and 10X (CD-RW), the QueFire can be too fast for its own good. Despite the roomy 2MB buffer cache, the dreaded buffer-underrun error is a threat when you're burning CD-Rs at top speed ... read more at MacAddict

CRW2200FXZ (20x10x40) - Yamaha

Once again, Yamaha pushes the limits of CD burning as the first to break the 20X burn speed barrier. Yamaha claims the CRW2200FXZ burns at 20X (10X rewrite), and tops out at 40X when reading data and ripping audio CDs. As they say in Detroit, your mileage may vary - ours did, in a bad way ... read more at MacAddict

U&I 16x10x40 (FireWire & USB) - LaCie

These days, 24X burn speed is the buzzword in the CD-RW industry, and LaCie's latest 24X U&I CD-RW drive does not disappoint in speed or performance ... read more at MacAddict