Apple dumping DVD

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  • sherm0

    have to admit I barely use my DVD or optical drive on any of my machines except to get music off once in a very blue moon.

    CDs/DVDs are going the way of the Zip disk at this point.

    Truth be told, I never really liked it as an archiving medium for data. I'd rather use an external HD.

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    • I just find the approx 4gb limit really limiting, but it's still ideal for secondary back ups.dopepope
    • I have several 2TB drives to mirror files, but they aren't any more infallible than DVDs. So the redundancy is kinda needed.dopepope
    • just as infallible I meantdopepope
    • hmm, makes sense. Although you can argue if you back up to a lesser used HD, it would be less prone to "fallibility"sherm
    • And you can replace your external HDs every 3-6 years as necessary. Especially at the cost they are now and the expected future cost.sherm
    • ...expected future cost.sherm
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