Whats the point of an expensive optical drive for a gaming pc

[ssggamer]

im gonna buy an optical drive for $16. I also found a bunch more that were a lot more expensive, some $50. What is the point of an expensive one. I do plan and buying more physical copies though as i prefer to see my collection. Will a cheap optcal drive have any affect on the discs or preformance of disc games. Im not sure as i am new to this pc gaming stuff.

 

[McHenryB]

A cheap drive will do just fine.

 

[glamdringfh]

A cheap optical drive is all you need for a gaming rig. The more expensive ones are for multimedia builds that need to be able to read/ write blue ray disks.

 

[USAFRet]

For the few times that you will need it, that drive is fine.
I paid a very few dollars more, because I wanted a LightScribe capable drive. I think it was $22.

Beyond that, you're looking at BluRay drives.

 

[SBargisen]

Drives are so 2000! You honestly wont need a drive anno 2015.

 

[USAFRet]

Drives are so 2000! You honestly wont need a drive anno 2015.

Really? I used mine about an hour ago.

 

[SBargisen]

Drives are so 2000! You honestly wont need a drive anno 2015.

Really? I used mine about an hour ago.

I haven't had one for 3 years or so, I never use them. Not even for installing windows.

 

[USAFRet]

Drives are so 2000! You honestly wont need a drive anno 2015.

Really? I used mine about an hour ago.

I haven't had one for 3 years or so, I never use them. Not even for installing windows.

Can you? Sure.
But for me, the extra $15 or $20 is not an impediment. And needing one and having one is better than needing one and not having one.

 

[SBargisen]

Drives are so 2000! You honestly wont need a drive anno 2015.

Really? I used mine about an hour ago.

I haven't had one for 3 years or so, I never use them. Not even for installing windows.

Can you? Sure.
But for me, the extra $15 or $20 is not an impediment. And needing one and having one is better than needing one and not having one.

Ofcourse. But it's really not needed, at all. Everything can be downloaded LEGALLY, given you own it.

 

[USAFRet]

Ofcourse. But it's really not needed, at all. Everything can be downloaded LEGALLY, given you own it.

For instance...I just burnt a Macrium Reflect boot DVD, to reconstruct the drive from a backup image in case things get corrupted or my SDD or HDD dies.
This DVD gets stored away in my box of stuff. If needed, boot from that and recover the applicable drive image.

Could I have made a bootable USB for that? Sure. But burning and storing a 10 cent DVD beats burning and storing a $5 USB stick any day.

 

[SBargisen]

True. But a 5$ usb would be safer imo.

 

[USAFRet]

True. But a 5$ usb would be safer imo.

How so?

 

[SBargisen]

DVD's get scratches etc. I know it's easy to store correctly and such.

 

[USAFRet]

DVD's get scratches etc. I know it's easy to store correctly and such.

Stored away in the DVD case in my desk drawer...it's not going to get scratched.

 

[SBargisen]

DVD's get scratches etc. I know it's easy to store correctly and such.

Stored away in the DVD case in my desk drawer...it's not going to get scratched.

Yeah, you're right. But if the question is to either buy an optical drive for 16 bucks, or buy 3x usb pens, I would suggest buying the usb pens.

 

[USAFRet]

DVD's get scratches etc. I know it's easy to store correctly and such.

Stored away in the DVD case in my desk drawer...it's not going to get scratched.

Yeah, you're right. But if the question is to either buy an optical drive for 16 bucks, or buy 3x usb pens, I would suggest buying the usb pens.

Ah, but I use both...

 

[McHenryB]

Yeah, you're right. But if the question is to either buy an optical drive for 16 bucks, or buy 3x usb pens, I would suggest buying the usb pens.

Once you've filled those USB drives you're out of space. A few dollars and you've got 50 more DVDs with 5GB storage space on each. And so on. It's a no-brainer.