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CD-ROM (compact disc, read-only memory)

Reviews The prevalent medium for delivering software, CD-ROMs have a maximum capacity of 650MB. A compact disc used to store computer data instead of digital audio.

20 December 2006, 15:48

Toshiba Tecra A5 review

Reviews It offers a fairly light though largely nondescript case, lots of unremarkable components, such as a Celeron M processor and a DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive, average performance and battery life, and a decent price of £660.

Editor's rating   5

Tags: toshiba, wi fi, pixel, rom

16 September 2005, 14:21

Which types of drives do I need?

Reviews You need at least a CD-ROM to install software, of course. For instance, you can pull out the DVD-ROM drive and swap in a combo DVD/CD-RW drive or even a second battery on many notebooks. Drive choices include external floppy, CD-ROM, combo DVD/CD...

12 May 2005, 17:46

Dell UltraSharp 2005FPW review

Reviews The user guide CD-ROM has detailed information about which graphics cards are best for rotating the operating system and what to do with other graphics cards, and it points users to the Dell's Web site for updated drivers.

Editor's rating   7.2

Tags: dell, rom, base, panel

7 February 2005, 23:00

Dell Latitude D810 review

Reviews The included Intel Pro Wireless 802.11b/g card and the CD-RW/DVD-ROM combo drive aren't the absolute highest-end options, but they will serve most corporations just fine. Plus, the Latitude D810's optical storage bay is swappable, and you can...

Editor's rating   8.1

Tags: dell, rom, ram, tournament

25 February 2005, 22:18

Which accessories do I need?

Reviews If, for instance, you buy an ultraportable that lacks a built-in CD-ROM drive, make sure you get an external drive so you can load software. Types of external drives include CD-ROM, CD-RW, combo DVD/CD-RW, DVD-rewritable, floppy, hard drives, Zip...

12 May 2005, 18:12

Sony DRU-800A review

Reviews The DRU-800A ships with a limited version of Nero's CD/DVD software suite, which includes NeroVision Express authoring software, Nero Burning ROM SE for mastering, Nero InCD for packet writing, Nero ShowTime for playing DVD movies, and Nero...

Editor's rating   6.3

Tags: sony, rom, discs, burner

12 September 2005, 21:10

Toshiba Portege R200 review

Reviews An external secondary optical-storage drive is not included in this price, so you'll have to shell out £175 for a CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive should you want one. It includes an external CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive and higher WXGA (1,280x800) screen resolution...

Editor's rating   6.7

Tags: toshiba, hard drive, rom, battery life

27 July 2005, 10:59

DivX

Reviews A compressed video format based on the MPEG 4 standard that enables a feature-length movie to fit on a CD-ROM. The term was coined by the hacking community to make fun of DivX, a failed pay-per-view scheme for DVD movies.

21 December 2006, 8:34

DVD-ROM

Reviews DVD-ROM is akin to CD-ROM. DVD-ROM drives can read discs holding up to 17GB of data (double-sided, dual-layer) and can play DVD movies on a PC in conjunction with an MPEG-2 decoding card or software. It records and holds data on a computer -- just...

21 December 2006, 9:08

DVD (digital versatile disc)

Reviews While similar in physical size and appearance to a compact disc or a CD-ROM, DVD is a huge leap from its predecessor's 650MB of storage. DVDs come in several formats, including DVD-video, DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, DVD-A, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW and DVD+RW.

21 December 2006, 9:05

Acer TravelMate 2355LCi review

Reviews But you get the components you pay for, including an economical 1.4GHz Celeron M 360 processor, 512MB of slow 266MHz RAM, a previous-generation Intel 852GM graphics chip that uses up to 64MB of main memory for VRAM, a midsize 60GB hard drive that...

Editor's rating   5.1

Tags: acer, ports, laptops, toshiba

5 October 2005, 16:20

Lenovo Thinkpad Z60t review

Reviews To the right, there's a CD rewriter and DVD-Rom combo drive -- a definite throwback to the past. Instead, it ships with a 24x CD rewriter which only allows you to backup discs of up to 750MB in size. In a bid to smooth the transition, Lenovo...

Editor's rating   8.3

Tags: lenovo, ports, ram, ibm

3 March 2006, 16:29

Acer n311 review

Reviews A user guide is hidden on the provided CD ROM. There is 64MB of RAM and 128MB of flash ROM, some of which is available for your own applications and data. The n310 lacks Wi-Fi, has less user-accessible memory, a slower processor and is supplied...

Editor's rating   7.8

Tags: acer, wi fi, section, rom

15 May 2006, 16:01

HP dx5150 Small Form Factor review

Reviews For your money you also get an 80GB hard drive and a DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive. Don't expect to make large backups though -- the CD-rewriter can only burn around 700MB of data at a time. Producing a computer that achieves these goals is a thankless...

Editor's rating   7

Tags: hp, ports, sub, backups

20 April 2006, 13:04