Do you still need a disc drive for your laptop in 2026? New ones are increasingly difficult to find, but these popular older ...

Optical drives let your computer read and interact with discs like CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays. While nearly every computer had them a few years ago, they're rare to see on new computers now. If you need ...

An external disc connected to a laptop. - Nor Gal/Shutterstock If you were to buy a new laptop, you'd have a hard time finding one with a built-in disc drive that can read CDs, DVDs, or Blu-ray discs.

If you used or owned a laptop in the 2000s, you'd probably remember that it sported either a DVD or Blu-Ray drive for popping in installation discs, movies, and even the occasional album from your ...

New physics research out of the University of California Santa Cruz (UC Santa Cruz) offers new insight into a poorly understood aspect of disc drive failures, according to industry experts, though ...

Storage Old school hard drives are getting more reliable according to a new survey but good luck buying one later this year thanks to AI demand Memory WD's new HDD tech promises 'flash-like' ...

If you're shopping for computer components, there's a lot of information to parse to make sure you're getting the right items ...