Ideally, the optical drive you buy would include software for ... He also has a BFA and MFA in drawing and painting, which comes in handy when he reviews drawing tablets and styluses.

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 can’t find an online installer for the program, your best bet is to invest in a portable optical drive. (Jim Rossman/TNS)(Jim Rossman / TNS) Recently I had a conversation with a coworker ...

For the last ten to fifteen years, optical drives have been fading out of existence. There’s little reason to have them around anymore unless you are serious about archiving data or unconvinced ...

Optical disc drives take up precious space in our ever-shrinking gadgets, and the ability to stream music or movies on demand has made CDs and DVDs less essential. The disc drive’s spin into ...

In fact, there’s no optical drive: As with the Mac Mini and MacBook Pro with Retina Display, some of that thinness comes from reducing components inside. But there’s still some computing power ...

Sometime around 2008 and with the advent of the first MacBook Air, Apple made the declarative statement that the end was in sight for optical drives built into its notebooks. At the time ...