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Old 07-02-2012, 11:55 AM   #106
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Meh, an ethernet port is maybe a good emergency fallback in case a router dies, but optical drives are basically obsolete. Both the drives and the associated media take up a lot of space, as well as generating noise and heat in operation and being extremely prone to failure. Many people rip them out of older Macbooks to install additional hard drives or SSDs. Even for a desktop machine, it makes more sense to keep an external drive boxed in a closet for occasional use.
I rarely use the DVD drive on my PC. I'm finding that, as times passes, I'm using less features. My computer usage now is mostly net surfing, so my current PC is overkill and way too large. I want something tiny and simple, so my next computer is going to be a Chromebox; once the prices drop.
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