Ars Technica

Jam an extra internal hard drive in your MacBook via OptiBay

If you’re the kind of power user who could use an extra internal hard drive in your laptop, then you’ll be thrilled to hear about the new OptiBay from MCE Technologies. The OptiBay allows you to ...
Macworld

OptiBay adds second drive inside MacBook, 15-inch Pro

MCE Technologies on Friday announced that it’s shipping its OptiBay for MacBooks and 15-inch MacBook Pros. The OptiBay is a second internal hard disk drive that fits in place of the laptop’s internal ...
Ars Technica

Do you still use optical drives? | Ars OpenForum

So I just hooked up my optical drive for the first time since moving to Windows 10. It's probably been about 18 months since I last used it, and I purchased it back in 2009. I ripped a new music CD I ...
Business Insider

What is an optical drive? A guide to how your computer reads CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs

Optical drives let your computer read and interact with discs like CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays. While nearly every computer had them a few years ago, they're rare to see on new computers now. If you need ...
CNET

Installing OS X with a broken optical drive

Sometimes you may need to reinstall OS X on a computer, but the drive is broken, resulting in an obvious problem with reading the installation DVD. Here are some methods to install OS X around a ...