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 ...

Q:I use the CD-R drive in my computer to make music CDs and also for storing photos. My question involves the different recordable discs that are available. Frequently the label on the disc indicates ...

Q: Is there a difference between blank CD-R discs advertised for data, and music? A: Basically there is no difference. The extra cost for the CD-Rs marketed for music rather than data comes from the ...

My strategy for disposing of obsolete backup media could use some help. I have about 3GB of data in my home office that gets backed up weekly, including about 200 MB of sensitive data that I would ...

One upon a time in a galaxy far, far away, most consumer products were expected to work "off the shelf" and didn't require frequent "firmware updates" to do so. With the new generation of HD DVD and ...

Wholesale prices for CD-recordable discs will spike this summer, a new report asserts, though the effects should be short-lived. The wholesale price of CD-R discs is expected to as much as triple this ...