I think the title sums it up. Does anyone know if Aopen's DVD-ROM drives are any good? Newegg has a 12x one for $41 and I'm thinking about getting it because I'm not going to buy a new vid card to ...

Physical media, including vinyls, cassettes, and CDs are all the rage right now. If you're looking to dust off your collection of DVDs and put them to use in your Windows PC, getting them playing is ...

Most modern laptops lack an optical drive, yet CDs and DVDs are still used in many households, whether for playing old movies, installing older software, or even for making physical backups. An ...

Optical drives no longer come pre-installed in most PCs and laptops, yet they’re still indispensable for many users. Whether for playing old DVDs, installing ancient software from CDs, or burning data ...

I have an iMac and a Macbook Pro that both need replacement DVD drives. One is SATA (iMac), and one is PATA. Both are slim slot-loading drives. abbub: Any Apple Authorized Service Provider should have ...

Remember when laptops had disc drives? Here's when - and why - manufacturers decided to leave CDs and DVDs behind for good.