Optical drives are still practical for many users, whether to play old CDs and DVDs, install software, or create backups—especially with modern laptops, which are usually supplied without a drive.

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 ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Laptops with a physical CD/DVD drive feel like relics of the past. But they do still exist. And no, they are not necessarily weird, unknown ...

The laptop hadn't been for sale in more than seven years. I've still got one and it's still in use as well as the 15" variant. Solid piece of kit that's upgradable enough to keep it viable long past ...

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 due to ...

FM TOWNS, Taiyo Yuden, Pioneer, Plextor, Sanyo Electric. And MediaTek. Deciphering the rise and fall of the PC industry ...