Just what it says... I'm considering replacing the optical drive in my MacBook Pro with a 2nd hard drive, but want to get some sort of external enclosure for the optical for the occasional time I'd ...

These days, optical drive bays in cases have all but gone the way of the dinosaurs. Whenever you do find one, it’s usually in an ultra-budget model—hunting for a more premium case that supports a ...

If you have an external optical drive in OS X, the built-in Eject key on the keyboard may not work with it, so here are some options for handling external discs on your Mac. Topher, an avid Mac user ...

What size motherboard? Is a slim optical drive ok or is it a standard 5.25" size optical drive? Fractal Design and Silverstone would be the usual suspects to search, maybe Antec as well. Did you ...

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Optical drives let your computer read and interact with discs like CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays. While nearly every computer had them a few years ago, they're rare to see on new computers now. If you need ...