Optical drives were once so common that virtually every computer came with one, or even two. Now this storage solution is quickly becoming obsolete - it's increasingly rare to find a mainstream ...

Plenty of people are replacing the optical drive in the original hardware with an optical drive emulator as they begin to fail, and with that comes the option for several other modifications to ...

Let’s get started now. An Apple SuperDrive is an optical drive that is connected to a computer using USB ports. It is also known as Apple USB SuperDrive. At first, Apple placed this drive on the ...

(1) An external storage or optical disc drive that plugs into the USB port. See portable hard drive. (2) A small solid state storage module that plugs into the computer's USB port. Emerging just ...

Wish you could store your favorite Blu-ray discs on your computer? Here's how to rip your movie collection to a PC, including ...

As prices of writeable media and drives dropped, consumers rushed to duplicate games, create their own mix CDs, and backup their data on optical disc. It was a halcyon time. Fast forward to today ...