One of the first things I did when i bought my MBP last year was to remove the DVD drive and put an OptiBay in its place. I put the drive into the free USB enclosure, and I haven't used it since.

Most modern computers no longer come with optical disc readers like CD or DVD drives, but the market for external CD/DVD drives is still going strong.

My 5+ year old Pioneer DVD-103 is starting to misbehave. I tried to copy two CDs recently and had the Pioneer as the source drive while the burner (Yamaha) was the destination drive (not on-the-fly ...

Mac desktop and MacBook owners are used to living without a CD or DVD drive, but there are occasions where access to one could be handy. AppleInsider explains how to remotely access the CD or DVD ...

When I bought a new laptop earlier this year, it was after several cautionary notes from fellow ET contributors that I might regret not waiting a few months for Ivy Bridge. I was thrilled with the ...

Music, movies, and books have gone from physical objects to digital files over the past 10 years, and computer designs have changed with the times. A lot of computers — laptops, all-in-ones, and ...

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I own a LaCie d2 DVD±RW drive. Because I get occasional burn errors when using it, I keep a lookout for firmware updates. My hope is that an update could provide a permanent fix. Recently, I spotted ...