Optical drives are still practical for many users, whether to play old CDs and DVDs, install software, or create backups—especially with modern laptops, which are usually supplied without a drive.

In these modern times, CDs have become somewhat ancient technology. Because of the decline in CD popularity, laptops do not even come with CD drives. On the rare occasion that you need a CD drive, you ...

Apple’s digital-hub strategy has made the DVD burner — with its ability to play movies, back up more than 4.5GB of data, and create movies that your friends can play on their home DVD players — a ...

Taiwan-based optical storage solutions service provider, Lite-On, has launched the ‘eUAU108’ external CD-DVD drive in India. Touted as the world’s slimmest portable optical drive, the Lite-On eUAU108 ...

An individual sitting in front of a box of discs, their right hand grabbing a disc in a jewel case while their left hands lays on top of another one - Shanina/Getty Images We may receive a commission ...

The new DRX-S70U-W sports a sleek design and supports up to 8X DVD±R recording speeds, delivering a full 4.7 GB disc of video, data, music or images on standard 8X DVD+R media. In addition, the drive ...

Apple was one of the first manufacturers to exclude DVD players from its laptops, and the same quickly became true for iMacs as well. This meant that if you wanted to rip CDs for your iTunes library, ...

Mac desktop and MacBook owners are used to living without a CD or DVD drive, but there are occasions where access to one could be handy. AppleInsider explains how to remotely access the CD or DVD ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. It's time for physical media to make a comeback. With streaming services constantly adding and removing content, it can be hard to find the ...