Laptops began phasing out CD and DVD drives in the late 2000s, as models like the Asus Eee PC and Apple’s 2008 MacBook Air ...

The best laptops with CD and DVD drives are rapidly encroaching on extinction. Trust me. During my tenure as a laptop reviewer, I haven't seen a single laptop with one! Now that everything can be ...

Optical drives are still practical for many users, whether to play old CDs and DVDs, install software, or create ...

I recently went on a holiday in europe (i`m from the UK) and while flying i wanted to use my laptop.<BR><BR>During the flight, i must have had about 4 different stewards / stewardesses ask me if i was ...

Your plane is on the runway, poised for takeoff. Time for a little mood music. You pop a CD into your Discman. But instead of “Up, Up and Away,” the tune on your CD player might turn out to be ...

The latest version of Windows Media Player can burn your photos, music and videos on a CD or DVD on the fly. You simply have to drag and drop files from your Windows Media Library to the burn list.

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 ...

Today, Sony released a new portable DVD player, the DVP-FX720 that ships with a 7in widescreen LCD and is reckoned to be good for five hours of continuous playback on a single battery charge. Here's ...