iTunes isn't the most accurate or most powerful CD ripper, but it's the best for most people with demanding digitizing needs.

The Shanling CR60 provides CD playback and ripping capability for a very reasonable $299, but it requires an external DAC. The CR60 is a compact CD transport that is designed to provide CD fans with ...

Optical drives are still practical for many users, whether to play old CDs and DVDs, install software, or create backups—especially with modern laptops, which are usually supplied without a drive.

Perhaps in an effort to try to calm down people who have been unable to listen copy-protected CDs on their PCs, Sony's Label Gate CDs will allow customers to decode music from the CD onto their PC.