One of the things that’s set netbooks apart from fuller featured computers from day one is that most netbooks don’t have optical disc drives. They take up a lot of space, cost money, and add more breakable moving parts. With more and more software available in downloadable form and the preponderance of cheap USB flash drives and SD cards for…

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Don’t forget, there are just a few more days left to enter the Liliputing/Asus slim USB DVD±R/RW giveaway. Asus has been kind enough to sponsor the latest contest in our month-long Liliputing Birthday Bash (I think we look pretty good for a one year old). The contest is open to contestants in the United States. We’ll send an Asus SDRW-08D1S-U…

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One of the things that sets most netbooks apart from higher priced ultraportables is the lack of an optical disc drive. Sure, there are plenty of ways to install software and operating systems or enjoy music and movies without a disc drive. But sometimes life is a lot easier if you do have one — especially if you want to…

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Remember floppy disks? Once upon a time, every computer came with a floppy drive for saving files and loading documents. Now you’ll be hard pressed to find a PC with a floppy disk drive thanks to the prevalence of CD, DVD, and even Blu-Ray drives. But we could be moving toward a world where even optical disc drives are obsolete….

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So I just picked up a cheap USB DVD-RW drive to make the process of installing operating systems and other software on optical disc-less liliputers a bit easier. And when I took it out of the box, I couldn’t help but notice just how much larger it is than the computers I’ll be using it with.The HP Mini-Note is already…

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