Optical drives are still practical for many users, whether to play old CDs and DVDs, install software, or create ...

Optical drives were once so common that virtually every computer came with one, or even two. Now this storage solution is quickly becoming obsolete — it's increasingly rare to find a mainstream ...

The Rioddas external CD/DVD drive is slim and generally portable, able to be taken with you on the go if needed. That also makes it easy to pack away when you aren’t using it, so it doesn’t take up ...

Remeber that Mythbusters episode where they tested if CDs could shatter in drives? Well, I don't remember their exact conclusion, but I can now say from personal experience - myth 100% confirmed. We ...

Seeing as how just about every CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, CD-RW, etc. drive has a headphone jack...I'd like to know just how to put it to use! Is it as simple as starting it up with WMP or just the plain ol' CD ...

The BluHub is a USB hub, card reader and BD/DVD/CD drive in one very portable device —and early birds can get it very cheaply ...

You have it way easier these days, but back in the day, when you wanted to play a game on your PC, you had to take a similar approach to consoles. Go to a physical store, get a disc, then pop it into ...