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

Optical drives no longer come pre-installed in most PCs and laptops, yet they’re still indispensable for many users. Whether for playing old DVDs, installing ancient software from CDs, or burning data ...

With portability and solid performance on its side, the HP bd530s is a good portable DVD burner that could have been great if it was capable of writing to Blu-ray discs or offered the additional ...

Most modern laptops lack an optical drive, yet CDs and DVDs are still used in many households, whether for playing old movies, installing older software, or even for making physical backups. An ...

The best external DVD drives offer a simple way to rewatch your favorite old-school films on modern devices. In fact, there are still a number of benefits that come with having access to an optical ...

Which external DVD drive is best? Internal disc drives have become less common in both desktop and laptop computers, which has given rise to another product: the external DVD drive. External DVD ...

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I need an external DVD/BR drive for my next computer setup for sure. My next laptop will be an ultrabook (probably Dell's linux lappie, once they come out with a Haswell version), that will never have ...

With portability and solid performance on its side, the HP bd530s is a good portable DVD burner that could have been great if it was capable of writing to Blu-ray discs or offered the additional ...