The FIC Condor is a great small-formfactor case, no doubt about it. Only problem is that I've killed several optical drives by installing and trying to operate them in the vertical slot that is the ...

The mid-2012 MacBook Pro was the last with an optical drive, and it is finally considered obsolete by Apple. Apple maintains a vintage and obsolete product list that updates based on how long it has ...

Recently I had a conversation with a coworker who asked me about CD-ROM drives. They purchased a new PC a year or so ago and it does not have an optical drive. This wasn’t a problem until they came ...

Sony Electronics on Monday said it is shipping blue laser-based optical storage drives and related products to equipment manufacturers and system integrators. The new Professional Disc for Data ...

TL;DR: Fujitsu is reintroducing optical drives in new notebooks amidst Japan's growing demand for Windows 11 PCs that support playing physical media, as people abandon their old Windows 10 hardware ...

As one optical Apple product makes its debut, the company has declared another one obsolete: The last MacBook Pro with an optical drive … ArsTechnica spotted the change in status. Sometimes, it’s ...

The new PS5 model provides an option to add an Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc Drive to the PS5 Digital Edition. This means that users can choose to have an optical drive or not, depending on their needs. 1TB ...

TL;DR: The Cooler Master MasterBox CM695 mid-tower case combines retro design with modern features, including a 5.25-inch optical drive bay, support for large graphics cards, and multiple HDD/SSD bays ...

Designed specifically for professional storage applications, such as document and medical imaging, e-mail archiving, multimedia projects, graphic design, and audio/video editing/authoring, the ProDATA ...

Easy PCB fabrication in China has revolutionised electronic construction at our level, but there are still times when it makes sense to etch your own boards. It’s a messy business that can also be a ...

Hi, I have a CD-ROM, CD-RW, and just got a DVD-RW and was wondering if there's a way to have all 3 hooked up to my computer. My IDE cable only supports 2 devices and I was wondering if there's a ...

Handling large volumes of physical media can be a bit of a chore, whether it’s about duplication or archiving. Fortunately this is a perfect excuse for building robotic contraptions, with the robots ...