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==Computer-based DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) drives== {{Further|Optical disc drive}} DVD recorder drives are standard equipment in many computer systems on the market, after being initially popularized by the [[Pioneer Corporation|Pioneer]]/[[Apple Computer|Apple]] [[SuperDrive]]; aftermarket drives can cost as little as $20.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106393&cm_re=cd_rw_drive-_-27-106-393-_-Product|title=Lite-On DVD Burner Black SATA Model iHAS124-14 - OEM|publisher=Newegg.com|access-date=2018-04-07}}</ref> DVD recorder drives can be used in conjunction with [[DVD authoring]] software to create DVDs near or equal to commercial quality, and are also widely used for data backup and exchange. As a general rule, computer-based DVD recorders can also handle [[CD-R]] and [[CD-RW]] media; in fact, a number of standalone DVD recorders use drives designed for computers. More recently, manufacturers have begun to phase out DVD drives from [[laptop]] computers in favor of portability and digital media.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.lifewire.com/death-of-the-computer-optical-drive-832403|title=Why Do Most New PCs not Come with DVD or Blu-ray Drives?|work=Lifewire|access-date=2018-04-07|language=en}}</ref> Most internal drives are designed with [[SATA]] interfaces, with [[Advanced Technology Attachment|parallel ATA]] becoming increasingly rare. External drives often use the [[USB]] standard for connectivity. DVD recorder drives manufactured since January 2000 are required by the DVD consortium to respect [[DVD region code]]s when reading a disc. The drives are incapable of assigning region codes when writing a disc as this is stored on a part of the disc to which PC based and standalone video recorders do not have write access. DVD duplication systems are generally built out of stacks of drives, connected through a computer-based [[backplane]].
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