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Rewritable DVD Hits the Mainstream

More and more PCs are shipping with rewritable DVD drives--but the formats vary.

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Once upon a time, rewritable DVD drives were the preserve of those with plenty of cash and a strong desire to spend it expanding their PC. But with prices falling, these drives are now becoming common. In fact, five of the seven computers on the power section of our Top 15 Home PCs chart now come with recordable DVD drives. There is still no consensus on format, however: Two systems include a DVD+RW drive, two go for a DVD-RW drive, and one comes with a DVD-RAM drive.

Check out our comprehensive roundup of the latest graphics cards; it replaces our Top 10 Graphics Boards chart this month.

Freelance writers Dan Littman, Mick Lockey, and Carla Thornton, and PC World reviews editors Richard Baguley, Tracey Capen, Seán Captain, Lisa Cekan, Rebecca Freed, Melissa Perenson, and Alan Stafford contributed to the Top 100 section this month. Ulrike Diehlmann, Elliott Kirschling, Jeff Kuta, Tony K. Leung, and Thomas Luong of the PC World Test Center performed testing on the products reviewed in this section, with logistical support provided by Julio Giannobile and Julian Weatherby.
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