Very few laptops ever included Blu-ray drives. The HP ZBook 17 G5 is one of the rare options if you need Blu-ray capability. They can run basic applications and older software, but don't expect them ...

June 28, 2012 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Step One: Buy an External DVD Drive—They're Cheap! Okay, this may seem a little obvious, but the first thing ...

March 19, 2014 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Whether you use your laptop's optical drive or not, it's important to keep it clean so it's there for you when ...

When I bought a new laptop earlier this year, it was after several cautionary notes from fellow ET contributors that I might regret not waiting a few months for Ivy Bridge. I was thrilled with the ...

Remember that Gateway EC14D notebook that was announced earlier this year? You know, the one with the 11.6 inch display, Intel CULV processor, and built-in DVD burner? Yeah, you can go ahead and ...

We love that modern laptops have become so slim and light, but we aren’t happy about the disappearance of ports and features.

We got a glimpse at the HD-DVD laptop that Toshiba unveiled in Japan last fall, and it is (unsurprisingly) a Qosmio. The laptop will run on the Intel Centrino Duo platform; in addition to a high-def ...