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

The Rioddas external CD/DVD drive is slim and generally portable, able to be taken with you on the go if needed. That also makes it easy to pack away when you aren’t using it, so it doesn’t take up ...

I should qualify that headline by saying almost anything with a disc drive. I’m sure you can’t copy games to your 2010 Honda Pilot using the janky 6-disc CD changer, but I’m sure some brave soul out ...

This popular external CD/DVD drive connects via USB-A and USB-C, and it's now on sale for just $20.39. Optical drives are still practical for many users, whether to play old CDs and DVDs, install ...

Those old CD games that have been sitting on your shelf for eternity? Linux can run them.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. The new McIntosh MCD85 plays CDs and SACDs plus it has USB, ...

Optical drives were once so common that virtually every computer came with one, or even two. Now this storage solution is quickly becoming obsolete — it's increasingly rare to find a mainstream ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Laptops with a physical CD/DVD drive feel like relics of the past. But they do still exist. And no, they are not necessarily weird, unknown ...