Laptops with a DVD drive aren't common, but they do exist, and some perform well, for a decent price. Consumer Reports picks models from Dell, HP, and Lenovo.

If you need a CD/DVD drive for your laptop — and no, that isn't a completely outrageous thing in 2024 — this is the Prime Day deal for you. My favorite external CD/DVD drive is down to $19.

Whether you use your laptop's optical drive or not, it's important to keep it clean so it's there for you when you need it. Here's an easy way to clean slot-loading CD and DVD drives (like the ...

Ultra-thin laptops are great. They're light, super portable, and can handle almost any modern task you throw at them. They don't come with DVD drives inside, but the fact of the matter is that ...

Here are the best laptops with CD-DVD drives. Whether you've collected a huge library of DVDs that you want to watch on your computer or have some install discs, you're going to need an optical drive.

The last Apple laptop with a CD and DVD drive, also known as the mid-2012 13-inch MacBook Pro, is now officially obsolete. That doesn't mean the device won't work.

Acer Aspire E15 This laptop was always bound to be on the top of my list, mainly because even discounting its optical drive, the Aspire E 15 is just a great tech bargain.

AppleInsider explains how to remotely access the CD or DVD drive of another Mac or Windows PC from a Mac without the drive, across a network.

When it comes to upgrades, CPUs get all the attention, but odds are that turning your boot drive into an SSD will do more for your everyday performance. We show you how to do it right.

By adding a solid-state drive to a budget laptop, either as a hard-drive replacement or companion, you can realize noticeable gains and get additional life from your portable PC.

Remember that Gateway EC14D notebook that was announced earlier this year? You know, the one with the 11.6 inch display, Intel CULV processor, and built-in DVD burner? Yeah, you can go ahead and ...

We got a glimpse at the HD-DVD laptop that Toshiba unveiled in Japan last fall, and it is (unsurprisingly) a Qosmio. The laptop will run on the Intel Centrino Duo platform; in addition to a high ...