Most modern laptops lack an optical drive, yet CDs and DVDs are still used in many households, whether for playing old movies ...

It’s enough to turn off the parts of my brain that would normally despise the look of a big, gray, plastic box and transform ...

Technology is ever changing. What was ubiquitous one day can be archaic the next. Cassette drives no longer run software. We don’t transfer files on a floppy disk, either 5.25-inch or 3.5-inch ...

But if you have a slow internet connection, a large collection of applications on CDs or DVDs, or want to be able to watch DVD or Blu-Ray videos, a disc drive can come in handy. Still, we’re ...

Optical disc drives take up precious space in our ever-shrinking gadgets, and the ability to stream music or movies on demand has made CDs and DVDs less essential.

Optical disc drive (ODD) maker Lite-On IT has reported unaudited consolidated revenues of NT$5.83 billion (US$201 million) for August, rising 7.0% on month and 25.6% on year, while ...

I haven't purchased an optical disc drive (ODD) for my PC since...actually, I don't even recall the last time I bought one. It's even been a minute since I owned a PC with a 5.25-inch drive bay to ...

See In re Optical Disk Drive Products Antitrust Litigation, No. 3:10-md-02143 (Dkt. Nos. 2705-08, 2711). Samsung, Toshiba, BenQ Corporation, Philips and Lite-On IT Corporation were among the ...

Round Rock-based Dell Inc. has filed a lawsuit that accuses Hitachi and at least five other companies that make optical disk drives of conspiring to fix prices of their products from 2004 to 2010. … ...

Windows 10 offers two ways to create a Recovery Drive: on a USB flash drive and on an optical disc. This walk-through demonstrates both methods.

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.

Optical disc drive (ODD) maker Quanta Storage has reported consolidated revenues of NT$1.132 billion (US$35.5 million) for September, increasing by 2.01% on month but dropping by ...