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10-21-2022, 12:21 PM | #47 | |
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10-21-2022, 01:38 PM | #48 |
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10-21-2022, 02:29 PM | #49 |
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I haven't even seen a CD / DVD / Blu-ray drive in a desktop for a long time. You can get them but they aren't a standard feature anymore. I haven't looked for one in a laptop in a long time but I imagine they are few and far between.
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10-21-2022, 02:40 PM | #50 |
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My previous laptop came with the Blu-Ray drive. I have the drive and a cable I can use I want to connect it to USB on the current laptop.
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10-21-2022, 04:46 PM | #51 |
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Getting an optical drive for a desktop is easy, since you can build your own desktop. For laptops you pretty much have to rely on an external USB optical drive these days, unless you buy a used laptop.
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10-21-2022, 10:37 PM | #52 | |
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And if you get a pre-built desktop computer, you can often add an optical drive to it. Just don't get one of the mini cases that have no expansion options. A small tower-sized computer will have multiple slots for them. If the motherboard doesn't have additional SATA slots, you can get an addon card with more of them as well. |
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10-22-2022, 12:35 AM | #53 | ||
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10-22-2022, 04:49 AM | #54 | |
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10-22-2022, 01:20 PM | #55 |
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I just built my computer about 3 months ago. I did not even consider adding an optical drive, even one that I took out of a previous build. I just haven't needed to use one in years.
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I looked through Dell's offerings and most of the lower end models that consumers will buy don't even have an option to add an optical drive. However, they do include a lovely cosmetic slot molded into the case to make it look like there's one there. Perhaps you saw those and thought they really include optical drives? |
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10-22-2022, 10:50 PM | #57 |
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When it comes to computers, I'm cheap. My main computer is a $79 Chromebook I picked up from Best Buy during Amazon's Prime Day (sorry Amazon, you're not the only game in town during your big events). It replaced an older Chromebook that I'm keeping as a backup.
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10-23-2022, 12:53 AM | #58 | |
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Probably a dumb question, but can someone tell me what it means when the computer has, e.g., 256GB solid state drive and 1TB hard drive? I thought it was one or the other. |
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It is a cost saving measure as the small SSD costs Dell about $10 while the hard drive will be about $25. If only 1 large SSD was installed it would cost Dell about $50. More profit for them. |
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