With a hefty 34% discount, this plug-and-play CD/DVD drive with 5Gbps data transfers is an absolute steal on Amazon.

There are a few hurdles in your way, but the price may be worth it.

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your account’s ‘Saved for Later’ section. For many Africans like me growing up in the 2000s with limited access to legitimate software, buying ...

Most modern laptops lack an optical drive, yet CDs and DVDs are still used in many households, whether for playing old movies, installing older software, or even for making physical backups. An ...

I need an external DVD/BR drive for my next computer setup for sure. My next laptop will be an ultrabook (probably Dell's linux lappie, once they come out with a Haswell version), that will never have ...

Some old USB gadgets from the 2000s are either making a comeback or are still relevant for many. These are the most useful ...

Apple was one of the first manufacturers to exclude DVD players from its laptops, and the same quickly became true for iMacs as well. This meant that if you wanted to rip CDs for your iTunes library, ...

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.

Seemingly out of nowhere, Toshiba has started shipping the PA3530U-1HD1, an external USB 2.0 HD DVD drive. It’s not even all that expensive, either, appearing on online stores like Newegg for $370.