[OPLINTECH] New Computers with Optical Drives

[Chad Neeper via OPLINTECH]

I stopped including them a few years ago. Just keep a couple of external
USB DVD-ROM drives at the circ/reference desk for the occasional one-offs
that needs one. An external DVD-ROM drive might cost you in the vicinity of
$50, but the cost of an internal DVD-ROM might cost in the vicinity of $25.
So after dis-including the internal drives on two or three computers per
external USB drive you buy, you'll start saving money.

They rarely get used in my libraries. I think the staff actually use them
more than the patrons...which isn't really saying much. Had one library
lose a USB drive and didn't know it for many months...nobody asked for it!

I'm working with mostly single branch, smaller libraries. YMMV.


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On Wed, Jun 14, 2017 at 11:09 AM, Fred Miller Jr via OPLINTECH <
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> Good Morning All,
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> Has anyone that orders computers for libraries decided to get computers
> without optical drives yet?
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> We are in the process of updating computers and I don’t see a lot of
> patrons using them anymore since software, music, videos and backups are
> being delivered over the Internet or through digital downloads. 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 external optical drives if someone wants to use one.
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> Thoughts and comments are appreciated.
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