I’m just going to come right out and say it: I want the https://www.pcworld.com/products/storage/optical_drives.html to die. I don’t just mean on laptops, either ...

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 ...

Like most people, the last optical drive I had in my computer was a plain old DVD writer. I just never saw the point of a PC Blu-ray drive. In many ways, I think it's a small miracle that you can ...

Optical drives, that can read and write CDs, DVDs, and sometimes Blu-ray discs, have been an important part of the PC universe for a long time. But there’s less and less need for them. I haven’t ...

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' ...

Do you still need a disc drive for your laptop in 2026? New ones are increasingly difficult to find, but these popular older ...

If you're shopping for computer components, there's a lot of information to parse to make sure you're getting the right items ...

From what I've noticed, most games to be installed can be downloaded off the internet without physical media, let alone the need for any optical drive. At worst, you may want a DVD drive (and dollars ...

Once heralded as the second coming of data storage, the sun has finally set on the optical drive as an effective vehicle for data storage and delivery. Optical drives are simply too small and too slow ...

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 ...

Sometimes you may need to reinstall OS X on a computer, but the drive is broken, resulting in an obvious problem with reading the installation DVD. Here are some methods to install OS X around a ...