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Optical drives becoming obsolete?
1212magicman:
I think that optical disc drives are obsolete on a laptop. On a desktop they are extremely crucial, especially if you burn games.
However, on a laptop you have only so much space, and a SSD in the optical bay is a lot more useful than a disc player that you may never use.
This however, brought a concern to me. With no disc drive, what happens if you need to restore? I understand you can boot from USB, but still... there were a lot of hacking programs I used to love that required a dvd to use. For example OPHCrack
lapa321:
Kinda hard to make a comparison considering the different platforms.
An all around professional grade PC is a desktop, so it makes sense to be able to support everything in your workspace. Optical media included. My father is an architect and he has a rather impressive library of CAD resources on CDs and DVDs. Despite going digital, they still walk around with rolled up blueprints. His drawing table (it was a nice table) is put away in the storage shed tho. I remember that it was a while before they stopped using floppies. In a sense, mine's more powerful, but his PC is more decked out than mine.
A professional grade Mac is a laptop. Which, while already several times more expensive than a decked out work PC, is going to have even more components removed?
I've always thought of a professional computer to strive for compatibility with your existing workflow. Your tools are supposed to help you with your work, not be dictated by it. A USB drive that you can leave at home? For a casual user, yes. But not for a professional.
kitamesume:
uhhh, USBIII has more bandwidth than SATAII tho, i can't imagine why it wouldn't be enough.
vuzedome:
--- Quote from: kitamesume on June 24, 2012, 12:25:12 PM ---uhhh, USBIII has more bandwidth than SATAII tho, i can't imagine why it wouldn't be enough.
--- End quote ---
We'll I was looking at USB2.0s.
Dhruv:
It has been more than an year since i last burned a DVD ;D
i wouldn't exactly say that they have become obsolete because i still see them selling like hot cakes whenever there is a music launch
ofcourse Blu-Ray is better but it is difficult to completely shun the usage of optical disks atleast for now
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