I have an iMac and a Macbook Pro that both need replacement DVD drives. One is SATA (iMac), and one is PATA. Both are slim slot-loading drives. abbub: Any Apple Authorized Service Provider should have ...
Most optical drives today are combo CD/DVD drives that support all the DVD and CD formats. The speeds of the drives are rated by their DVD-ROM and CD-ROM transfer rates. The original DVD drive (1x) ...
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 most of ...
The proliferation of streaming services for music, movies, and TV shows might make a DVD drive on a laptop seem superfluous. But anyone with a sluggish internet connection or strict data caps can ...
The last Apple Mac to ship with an optical CD or DVD drive was a 13in MacBook Pro, originally released in June 2012, but on sale until October 2016, when Apple discontinued that model, more ...
First, restart your Windows PC and see if it helps. I have found that a simple restart solves many problems, including this one. You may also try clicking on the Eject button while the computer is ...
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 ...
If you used or owned a laptop in the 2000s, you'd probably remember that it sported either a DVD or Blu-Ray drive for popping in installation discs, movies, and even the occasional album from your ...
Sony Electronics unveiled on Wednesday two DVD recordable drives based on double-layer technology. The internal DRU-700A and external DRX-700UL drives will offer almost double the storage capacity of ...
When’s the last time you saw a laptop with a spinning disc drive on a store shelf? Outside of a pawn shop, I don’t think I’ve seen one in almost 10 years. But Japanese manufacturer Fujitsu just ...
More and more lightweight laptops and netbooks are shipping sans optical drives. Don't buy an external drive for for $50+ for those few times you need it, turn an old USB HDD enclosure and DVD drive ...
Sony will close its once-proud optical PC drive subsidiary by early next year, as part of its efforts to refocus on the connected world of smartphones, tablets and netbooks, a spokesman said Tuesday.