Well, besides the optical drive itself obviously you will have to dig out one of your unused 5.25 bay case covers from your bits box as well as some double sided tape. 16 ...

In this case, an optical disc drive is the key to playback. In addition, certain platforms such as GOG allow users to purchase DRM-free games and legally create physical backup copies.

Choosing a case with an external drive bay usually means settling for a cheaper (and uglier) model. Not so with the SilverStone Redline RL08, which also sports an unusual internal layout.

A $25 case with a ballistic nylon shell, a soft, coddling neoprene lining and a mesh pocket for the cable (or a floppy disc, I suppose, considering that you are clearly living in the past).

And today, a compelling case can be made that the days of the optical disc drive may be numbered. The optical drive has, for a number of years, been a standard feature on desktop and laptop computers.

That just in case may be the last real use case for optical storage. And it looks like Apple could be about to do away with it. Apple released the developer preview of its OS Lion operating system ...

An external optical drive lets you watch, rip, and burn DVDs and Blu-ray discs. ... Sturdiness: Few external disc drives are pretty, but the case shouldn’t fall apart under light pressure, ...

Here’s just a quick tutorial on how to install a second hard drive or solid state drive to your old Macbook Pro by replacing the optical drive with a SSD/HDD in case you need any extra storage ...

The MacBook Air and the ultrabook come without a piece of hardware that's been a mainstay in laptops for a long time--the optical drive. Maybe because they really aren't that necessary anymore.

Technology is ever changing. What was ubiquitous one day can be archaic the next. Cassette drives no longer run software. We don't transfer files on a floppy disk, either 5.25" or 3.5". And today, a ...