Optical drive makers settle a class-action lawsuit that accused them of conspiracy to inflate prices.

I’ll tell you what’s wrong – the optical drive impacts many aspects of computer design. Ever notice how standard desktop PCs are all around 7 or 8 inches wide?

Restart the MacBook, and then insert a disc into the optical drive. If the drive still produces strange sounds, take the MacBook to an authorized repair center or computer shop.

Slates and tablets, the hottest form factors, are already optical drive free, and with ultrathin and mobile the trend in laptops, most purchasers there are opting to ditch the optical drive.

Installing OS X with a broken optical drive Sometimes you may need to reinstall OS X on a computer, but the drive is broken, resulting in an obvious problem with reading the installation DVD.

However, if you happen to have another computer with a suitable drive on the network, such as an older MacBook or a Windows PC, you can take advantage of its optical drive on a Mac without the ...

There's this weird slit in the side of my MacBook Pro. It almost seems like a credit card swipe, or a receipt dispenser, or an air vent, or something. Oh wait. That's an optical drive. You'll ...

Don't use the optical drive in your Unibody MacBook Pro anymore? Put that space in your laptop to better use by replacing the optical drive with a hard drive or SSD.

CD and DVD optical drives have enjoyed a long and integral history with the personal computer, but increased connectivity and flash memory technology have made it less essential in recent years.

Taiwan’s AsusTek Computer has played a major role in defining the netbook computer genre. Its Asus Eee models, along with competing mini-notebooks such as the Acer Aspire ONE and Lenovo Ideapad ...

All iMacs come with an optical drive, which Apple calls a SuperDrive. Unlike drives that have a tray that extends from the computer, the SuperDrive consists of a slot into which you insert a disk.

Lenovo is beginning to look at shifting away from optical drives in future product sets, said Joshi. Slates and tablets, the hottest form factors, are already optical drive free, and with ultrathin ...