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

Most optical drives today are combo CD/DVD drives that support DVDs and all the CD formats: CD audio, CD-ROM, CD-R and CD-RW. The speeds of the drives are rated by their CD-ROM and DVD transfer rates.

When it comes to computer problems in the office, Murphy's Law often applies – PCs fail when you need them most. If you attempt to install an application from a CD, and the computer does not recognize ...

In the era of digital streaming, the market is full of wireless speakers that will play content from your smartphone or pull it down from the Internet directly over WiFi. But if you’re feeling a bit ...

At one time, Floppy drives, CDs, and DVDs used to be a primary source of external storage for many before USB storage devices took over. Nowadays, many devices do not even come with a built-in CD, DVD ...

The prices of personal computers and just about everything associated with them have been in a near free fall for some time, and CD-ROM equipment, for years long on promise but too long as well on ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A USB thumbdrive can be a lot of things—a backup of important photos, a quick transfer device for ...

We've highlighted options for properly erasing your hard drives in the past (some simple, some involving hammers); in a similar vein, our friends at How-To Geek dive into the specifics of securely ...