Here are firmware upgrades for many of the optical drives that we sell (or have sold in the past). At the time of writing, these are believed to be the latest versions of the firmware for the drives in question.

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Here are some of the questions we sometimes get asked, or that pop up commonly on search queries for our site. If you have any more, feel free to email them to us!

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We sometimes get asked by our customers questions like “What is the biggest size CD-R you can get?” or “What is the largest DVD out there?” Other times they just want to know how they can store more on their discs.

Well, it all depends on what you mean by “large”. As far as the actual physical dimensions of the discs go, there are two standard sizes for CD, DVD and Blu-Ray media- full-size (12cm) discs and “mini” (8cm) discs. See our other blog article for more detail on this.

If you wanted to know how you can store more data on your discs, read on.

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People like to label their own DVDs and CDs- there’s no doubt that it makes them look more professional.

There are a number of different technologies you’ll have to decide between when labelling your discs.

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If you’ve ever wondered what “dual layer” (sometimes known as “double layer”) recordable DVD discs are, or what the issues surrounding their use are, read on!

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Although DVDs and CDs normally come in the standard 12cm size (on the left in our picture), you may also have come across “mini” versions that are only 8cm across (on the right).

Technology-wise, there’s very little difference between them and their full-size cousins.

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You may have heard people advising you to update your DVD burner’s firmware. But why and how should you do this? And what’s firmware anyway? Read on…

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