jerryc41 wrote:
I'm sorry to see disks going out of use because I still use CDs and DVDs, and whenever possible, I have two drives in my desktop. Unfortunately, this Dell I bought a few years ago (XPS30) cannot accept a drive. My son got an XPS40, and I was able to add two drives to that. When I want to use a disk with the Dell, I plug in an external drive. Now that I'm back to using Big Red, I have my two drives back. Two drives are perfect for making copies. I'm tempted to buy a couple of drives in case they are no longer available in the future.
How many of you have optical drives?
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I had one on my old PC, which I replaces last month. I borrowed an external one and copied 28 CDs onto an external SSD. CDs don't last for ever and I had a few files that were corrupted (not bad, only 3 files from 28 CDs). Out of the options available, I feel that the SSD will outlast HHDs, CDs and DVDs.
A computer tech support person wanted to know how I got 12 years out of a desktop I told him that I bought a more powerful machine than I needed at the time and over the years, added more ram and replaced the graphics card twice. Reasons why I would never buy a machine with everything intergraded into the motherboard.
Miker999 wrote:
I had one on my old PC, which I replaces last month. I borrowed an external one and copied 28 CDs onto an external SSD. CDs don't last for ever and I had a few files that were corrupted (not bad, only 3 files from 28 CDs). Out of the options available, I feel that the SSD will outlast HHDs, CDs and DVDs.
A computer tech support person wanted to know how I got 12 years out of a desktop I told him that I bought a more powerful machine than I needed at the time and over the years, added more ram and replaced the graphics card twice. Reasons why I would never buy a machine with everything intergraded into the motherboard.
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It feels like I just built this desktop, but that was in 2016, and I still consider it a "Good" computer.
Miker999 wrote:
You planned ahead!
I didn't go to extremes, though. I have a 1TB M.2 drive for C, and a 4TB SSD for D.
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