I hardly ever use the optical drive in my notebook. Once in awhile I will make some MP3s from a CD. Once every few years I might wipe and reinstall the OS. File backups are more easily done to SD ...

SO, I've been looking at getting me one of those fancy, schmancy new netbooks* everyone's talking about. I was about to drop the dollars on one, but a friend of mine (who I trust on computer stuff) ...

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 ...