A new external DVD burner from Plextor. The PX-504UF can connect to a PC using either FireWire or USB 2.0 (a nice option to have), and burns DVDs in the DVD+R/RW format.

Read. UPDATE: Looks like this might actually be the second all-format external DVD burner. A reader writes in to point out that the Sony DRX500-UL came out just a couple of months ago.

Third-party external DVD drives can be had for as little as $20, and external Blu-ray drives start around $50, making the $79 DVD-only SuperDrive an iffy financial proposition.

Enter the external DVD burner. Whether you need to burn DVDs on the go, or just want to enjoy a Blu-ray movie now and then, there are plenty of options to choose from.

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