Optical drive makers settle a class-action lawsuit that accused them of conspiracy to inflate prices.

CD and DVD optical drives have enjoyed a long and integral history with the personal computer, but increased connectivity and flash memory technology have made it less essential in recent years.

I suspect most inexpensive Windows 8 tablets will also lack optical disc drives. Once upon a time most of the software you bought came on a floppy disk, a CD, or a DVD.

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 ...

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Insert another disc in the optical drive. If the MacBook can read the second disc but not the first, then there's a problem with the first disc and not the optical drive.

If you can’t find an online installer for the program, your best bet is to invest in a portable optical drive. (Jim Rossman/TNS)(Jim Rossman / TNS) Recently I had a conversation with a coworker ...

The CD-ROM followed in 1985, offering hundreds of megabytes of storage in an era when most hard drives barely broke 30 MB.

The optical disc drive for the PlayStation 5 is back in stock at select U.S. retailers, but it likely won't stay available for long.

A new disc driver patent from Sony might be lending credence to a rumor about a detachable disc drive for the next Playstation 5 version.

While the exclusion of an optical disc drive from the get-go might be a little irksome, the larger 2TB SSD should be a delight, especially given how voluminous games have gotten over the years.