New physics research out of the University of California Santa Cruz (UC Santa Cruz) offers new insight into a poorly understood aspect of disc drive failures, according to industry experts, though ...

If you bought a computer between 2003 and 2008, you probably have some money coming to you. It's part of a class action settlement against six makers of computer disc drives. The lawsuit claimed the ...

Apple's old Mac Pro, with two optical drives. It now has zero. (Credit: Apple) The disc drive is dead -- or it's at least issuing a triumphant death rattle. The disc drive is dead -- or it's at least ...

In this increasingly digital era, physical media has become a thing of the past in most circles. There is, however, sustained interest in such supposedly antiquated tech. Some examples of this include ...

Remember when: Like floppy drives before them, optical disc drives (ODD) were once a mainstay of computer builds. Whether you were installing new software or games, ripping music to your hard drive, ...

Following up on yesterday's report: Disc Burner (but not iTunes) problems with SCSI drives Dave Kupiec confirms other reports that Disc Burner 1.0.1 does not work with SCSI versions of the "officially ...

Storage Ex Microsoft engineer Dave Plummer says 'SD cards are lame!' and opts to rescue a 200 lb 14-inch magnetic disc drive from the '80s with just 622 MB of storage SSDs This PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD is ...

New Xbox 360 systems are receiving a new, silent disc drive. A forum post at Xbox Scene reveals that Xbox 360s manufactued after November could contain the new BenQ-LiteOn-Philips VAD6038 disc drive, ...

Why it matters: The recently unveiled slim model PlayStation 5 raised concerns due to the detachable disc drive's online activation requirement. A closer look reveals that switching the component is ...