Is a DVD "burner" even necessary now days?
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From: Conor on 20 Mar 2010 15:56 On 20/03/2010 19:37, me(a)privacy.net wrote: > I'm wondering if a recordable optical drive is even > worth messing with now days? Maybe just a reader > drive only? Or is the price diff between the two so > small as to be a no brainer for the burner? > > Or.... with huge thumb drives and USB drives..... is > ANY optical drive worth messing with on a new build? > > I cant even remember the last time I have burnt a DVD > or CD! The price difference is negligble. In fact, at some places seeing a DVDROM drive for sale is a rarety. -- Conor I'm not prejudiced. I hate everyone equally.
From: Rudy on 20 Mar 2010 18:52 <me(a)privacy.net> wrote in message news:iq8aq5t0gjv2c95rbh5v0oicv11caf0886(a)4ax.com... > I'm wondering if a recordable optical drive is even > worth messing with now days? Maybe just a reader > drive only? Or is the price diff between the two so > small as to be a no brainer for the burner? > > Or.... with huge thumb drives and USB drives..... is > ANY optical drive worth messing with on a new build? > > I cant even remember the last time I have burnt a DVD > or CD! I'm not so concerned with burning but when I buy software it requires a DVD to install. I haven't yet bought a program on a flash drive. Rudy
From: ToolPackinMama on 21 Mar 2010 04:57 On 3/20/2010 3:37 PM, me(a)privacy.net wrote: > I'm wondering if a recordable optical drive is even > worth messing with now days? Maybe just a reader > drive only? Wow, seriously, good question.
From: Jan Alter on 21 Mar 2010 12:28 "ToolPackinMama" <philnblanc(a)comcast.net> wrote in message news:ho4n2c$pdl$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > On 3/20/2010 3:37 PM, me(a)privacy.net wrote: >> I'm wondering if a recordable optical drive is even >> worth messing with now days? Maybe just a reader >> drive only? > > Wow, seriously, good question. > For myself it's a no brainer. I use a camcorder and want to make movies to share with others. I want a backup of my software programs or DVD movies in case the orginal gets unusable or lost. I download public domain movies and want to burn them to DVD for viewing on a laptop. I download an ISO of the newest Linux Ubuntu to try on a spare computer. I'd say it's still a ways off before the burner burns out its welcome. -- Jan Alter bearpuf(a)verizon.net
From: Flasherly on 22 Mar 2010 00:54
On Mar 20, 3:37 pm, m...(a)privacy.net wrote: > I'm wondering if a recordable optical drive is even > worth messing with now days? Maybe just a reader > drive only? Or is the price diff between the two so > small as to be a no brainer for the burner? > > Or.... with huge thumb drives and USB drives..... is > ANY optical drive worth messing with on a new build? > > I cant even remember the last time I have burnt a DVD > or CD! Yes, it is. Throwback to floppies, a RW or Write only, either way takes a little more preparation. If you build with any amount of software, USB flashdrives are still too new for that aspect. About to the point where it would be hard to find a MB without an optical provision to boot in the BIOS, anyway. |