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Agreed. My latest refresh went from machines with not only optical drives, but also a variety of card readers, to SSD and only a few DVD burners. Dell must have had an overstock on card readers. I estimate I went from 100% down to less than 40% with optical
drive, in public-facing systems. (25% in the order for new boxes)
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<div class="">My work desktop (2013 iMac) does not have an optical drive and it has not been an issue.<br class="">
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<div class=""><snip>. I have already seen most libraries making the switch over to SSD drives instead of using HDD drive. I guess it would make more sense to get a computer with a smaller footprint with a security attachment and then opt in for a couple of
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