If all you plan to do with your netbook is surf the web, check your email, and maybe enjoy some downloaded music and movies, you might not even notice the missing disc drive. But if you want to ...

One of the things that’s set netbooks apart from fuller featured computers from day one is that most netbooks don’t have optical disc drives. They take up a lot of space, cost money, and add more ...

Optical drives let your computer read and interact with discs like CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays. While nearly every computer had them a few years ago, they're rare to see on new computers now. If you need ...

Slim is definitely in, just ask Samsung, who has gone and introduced one of the skinniest external optical drives you're ever likely to see before the technology is supplanted by whatever storage ...

Mac maker Apple Inc., which later this month will unveil its first sub-notebook design in over a decade, is likely to offer an external optical drive as an optional accessory, according to a new ...

One of the most interesting parts of the recent Apple Mac Mini and MacBook Air refresh is that Apple is moving away from optical drives. Apple isn't the only company to do so, raising the question "Is ...

Sony is reportedly gearing up for the first hardware overhaul of the PlayStation 5, and a well known insider, Tom Henderson, has shared some updates regarding the new console. As previously reported, ...

Optical disc devotees continue to find safe ports and harbors in Japan, with the release of the new FMV Note A laptop line (machine translation). This laptop range fuses modern features like a Windows ...

Storage Old school hard drives are getting more reliable according to a new survey but good luck buying one later this year thanks to AI demand Memory WD's new HDD tech promises 'flash-like' ...

Sony Electronics on Monday unveiled its new ProDATA optical drives, which let users burn up to 23GB of data onto a single-sided optical disc using a blue laser-equipped drive. The drives, which will ...