I've begun to plan a build that will be dedicated to supporting video processing and similar uses.
I will keep my present PC for my usual everyday usage.
It's only about 6 months old.
I will be transferring some components from the present PC to the new build.
I have reused my CD/DVD drives by moving them into new builds the last 2 or 3 times.
I'll be installing a new drive in the new build.
I do not want or need a Blue Ray drive.
I do want a good double layer capability, though.
As I look around at reviews for the present crop of burners, I see nothing about newly minted drives.
All the highly rated drives: ASUS, Plextor, LG, etc. are drives that have been out for a number of years.
It is almost always the same ones listed in every review.
What's up with them?
Have they maxed out for capabilities?
Have thumb drives and such killed the market for them?
...Or?
I will keep my present PC for my usual everyday usage.
It's only about 6 months old.
I will be transferring some components from the present PC to the new build.
I have reused my CD/DVD drives by moving them into new builds the last 2 or 3 times.
I'll be installing a new drive in the new build.
I do not want or need a Blue Ray drive.
I do want a good double layer capability, though.
As I look around at reviews for the present crop of burners, I see nothing about newly minted drives.
All the highly rated drives: ASUS, Plextor, LG, etc. are drives that have been out for a number of years.
It is almost always the same ones listed in every review.
What's up with them?
Have they maxed out for capabilities?
Have thumb drives and such killed the market for them?
...Or?