We love that modern laptops have become so slim and light, but we aren’t happy about the disappearance of ports and features.

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

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 ...

The days of depending on CDs and DVDs for storage usage have come to an end, calling for a more reliable and updated way to keep that vital information safe. Your best option for transferring these ...

Against the flow of time and reason, Pioneer has launched a brand new optical disc drive. Pioneer's newest optical disc drive does more than just play Blu-rays, but will be able to burn large capacity ...

Here's why I want to know: I have a Plextor 12/10/32A that's been driving me crazy until I realized that all of the intermittent Windows lockups and freezes were caused by Verbatim 10X CD-RW's. It ...

The PlayStation 5 Slim is now available in the US and with it comes the first detachable 4K Blu-ray disc drive. That won't mean much to those buying a new PS5 for the first time and have no plans to ...

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