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

Which external DVD drive is best? Internal disc drives have become less common in both desktop and laptop computers, which has given rise to another product: the external DVD drive. External DVD ...

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 ...

Ready to buy a netbook and am reading lots of reviews or discussion which reference getting an external optical, mostly DVD, drive.<BR><BR>Is this a must-do? I have power connector and CD drive that I ...

I need an external DVD/BR drive for my next computer setup for sure. My next laptop will be an ultrabook (probably Dell's linux lappie, once they come out with a Haswell version), that will never have ...

Dynamic Instruments (DI) has developed an external DVD drive, interfacing with DI's Enhanced Courier to provide laptop playback of DI archive media disks on Windows 2000 Professional workstations.

Plextor's been plenty busy this week, announcing its new M3 Pro SSD and PlexEasy external DVD burner, but the company's not done unveiling new products just yet. Plextor's newest offering is another ...

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 ...