What do you use your Optical Drive for (if at all)?

[ThaDoggg]

I use it alot for burning movies and sometimes music as well. Don't think I could go without one.


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[tcador]

Mine doesn't work half the time anyways. I think i've probably used it less than 5 times over the last 3 years. I'm hoping they give an option for ODD delete or replacement with SSD.

 

[kopite19]

Football Manager 2011 has been in there for since it came out.
Before that...Football Manager 2010.

I'd just use a Steam code if I didn't have an ODD.

Not a biggie for me.

 

[Funkymonk]

I don't have a macbook but I don't use my drive at all. not once in the 6 years I've had this dell did I use it.

 

[iPhone1]

Used it to install iWork, Aperture and Starcraft 2. So three times since Sept. 2010.

 

[Apple OC]

play DVDs on mine

 

[sine-nomine]

I've only burned two-dozen or so discs in roughly 2 years, but I've ripped about 150 CDs, first at 192kbps, then all over again in Apple lossless once I upgraded to a 1TB hard drive and had the room. I rip a few audio CDs a month in lossless, and I have about a 50 more in storage that I want to get to soon. I usually pick up a few CDs on trips, and I immediately rip them onto my laptop and put the disc in my luggage so I don't accidentally leave it somewhere. I've also been known to rip a few dvds when I'll be up at work late and can't stream Netflix.

I never had a very good experience with external CD drives. I used one once on an old desktop after a mishap upgrading its internal drive - the CDs I tried to rip ended up as very skippy mp3s.

 

[grahamnp]

I rip CDs, rip DVDs for archiving and playback and use the SL install CD for restores and other tools. I also use the drive occasionally for other small things here and there.