To add an internal DVD drive, you need a spare 5.25-inch drive slot on your computer. If you don't have a spare slot or are working with a laptop, you can add an external USB DVD drive. Internal ...

MCE Technologies offers the new desktop DVD-R for US$329, while the Lucid-SD portable drive costs $449. More details, specifications and images of the drives are available from MCE’s Web site.

The new M5630 desktop from Acer is being touted as the first desktop PC to offer a combo Blu-ray/HD DVD drive. Obviously this isn't going to be a low-end PC.

For small business owners who want to back up data and record videos onto DVD, Hewlett Packard’s DVD-Writer dvd100i offers a viable solution. Among the DVD burners we’ve seen, the dvd100i offers the ...

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 ...

Last year, Mazda made a pitch to computer-savvy drivers by introducing a car named MP3. Today, BMW could do the same by calling its remodeled British compact not the Mini, but the Small Form Factor.

Q: The DVD drive on my PC will not open. I have tried teasing it open with a paper clip but to no avail. Doug Aitken, by email A: Have another go with the paperclip and the manual release catch ...

Optical drives let your computer read and interact with discs like CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays. However, they're quickly becoming outdated.

Toshiba will release a desktop PC version of its HD DVD writer next month in a move to boost support for the next-generation optical disc format. The release will follow the launch of a notebook ...