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 ...

A bunch of new netbooks launched at this year's International Consumer Electronics Show, but you'll still have to select an ultraportable (or larger) if you want a machine with an integrated optical ...

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 ...

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 ...

Plextor Announces New Lineup of Optical Drives with PlexUTILITIES Advanced Application & Diagnostic Software Plextor, a leading developer and manufacturer of high-performance digital media equipment, ...

Few notebooks have CD or DVD drives today, thanks largely to the rise of web-based content and the cloud. Jennifer Zaino is a New York-based freelance writer specializing in business and technology ...

So I just hooked up my optical drive for the first time since moving to Windows 10. It's probably been about 18 months since I last used it, and I purchased it back in 2009. I ripped a new music CD I ...

Optical drives are all but extinct, but Nero is still around. Albeit in a smaller fashion, the tool is still burning CDs and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Could the phrase “burn a disc” soon be interred in the computing graveyard, resting peacefully alongside 8-bit graphics and the chirping, buzzing hum of a dial-up modem? Some technology analysts, ...

(CNN) — Could the phrase “burn a disc” soon be interred in the digital graveyard, resting peacefully alongside “You’ve got mail!” and the chirping, buzzing hum of a dial-up modem? Some technology ...