Why Did Optical Disc Drives Lose the Market at the Peak of Their Technology? The Secret Development History and Rise and Fall of ODDs, Where Japanese Manufactur…

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

Jim Rossman: Yes, there are still uses for optical drives, but not many

Recently I had a conversation with a coworker who asked me about CD-ROM drives. They purchased a new PC a year or so ago and it does not have an optical drive. This wasn't a problem until they came ...
Cult of Mac

Apple Releases New Mac Minis: Faster, Easier Access, More Storage… and No Optical Drive

Apple has just released the new Mac mini desktop unit. The upgrade includes a little of everything, from faster processor, larger hard drive and perhaps most desired – easy access for for users. Even ...
Cult of Mac

Aegis NetDock Gives Your MacBook Air Four USB Ports, Optical Drive and 500GB HDD

The MacBook Air is a beautiful machine, but with a puny hard drive, no optical drive and one USB port, sometimes its paucity of ports and specs can put the pinch on you. The Apricorn Aegis NetDock ...