It’s the appendix of the modern computer ... On all PCs, optical drives add cost. A basic optical drive for a desktop is cheap enough, maybe $20 in bulk, but you know that cost ...

If you bought a computer with a DVD drive (or a standalone DVD drive for a computer, including external ones) between April 1, 2003 and December 31, 2008, you're eligible to receive $10 for each ...

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 ...

Second computer's optical drive. If you do not have a spare hard drive or optical drive, try inserting the DVD into a second Mac and connecting it to the broken computer with a firewire cable.

How to Troubleshoot the Optical Drive on a MacBook. ... Jeff Grundy has been writing computer-related articles and tutorials since 1995. Since that time, ...

According to an IDC Canada study, when asked what are the features you consider most important in a portable computer, last year 27 per cent of respondents said an optical drive. This year, just ...

Until broadband reaches them, physical discs and optical drives will still be an important factor for computer owners. Mushell emphasizes that optical drives aren't dead, yet.

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 ...

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.

But Asus will soon break with netbook tradition by launching an Eee PC with a built-in optical disc drive (ODD). According to a DigiTimes report out of Taipei, the ODD-equipped E1004DN netbook ...

Now, at the end of 2013, Apple definitely had a point in asserting that the optical drive could be done without—especially when a USB optical drive can now be purchased for under $35—and an ...

Luckily, you don’t need an internal optical drive to rip a CD: External DVD drives that connect to your computer via USB, go for as little as $23, and will easily do the job without you having ...