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Does your laptop even have a DVD drive anymore? Mine sure doesn’t. Neither did the one I owned before. So, what can you do ...

In these modern times, CDs have become somewhat ancient technology. Because of the decline in CD popularity, laptops do not even come with CD drives. On the rare occasion that you need a CD drive, you ...

Optical drives are still practical for many users, whether to play old CDs and DVDs, install software, or create backups—especially with modern laptops, which are usually supplied without a drive.

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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 ...

Optical drives no longer come pre-installed in most PCs and laptops, yet they’re still indispensable for many users. Whether for playing old DVDs, installing ancient software from CDs, or burning data ...

The best laptops with CD and DVD drives are rapidly encroaching on extinction. Trust me. During my tenure as a laptop reviewer, I haven't seen a single laptop with one! Now that everything can be ...

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Do combo movie-watching and music-recording drives have the write stuff? Apparently PC manufacturers think so. After a slow start, combination CD-rewritable and DVD drives are showing up in computers ...