#5989749

Ivrogne

2022-02-04 15:09

Wait, what?? Let me check the calendar again... oh it's 2022.

#5989770

BLEH!

2022-02-04 16:07

Wouldn't build a PC without a DVD/BR-drive these days, still, but I can see the use for laptops which tend not to come with such things any more.

#5989773

tsunami231

2022-02-04 16:12

Ivrogne:

Wait, what?? Let me check the calendar again... oh it's 2022.

Exactly I was gona say same thing? at first I thought this was old post dragged up. A dvd burner that external in this time in age? I have not even had optical drive attached to my pc in over 2 decade, but if i was to have one it would be extneral kind in expensive side for dvd burner though then asus always has been

#5989806

nosirrahx

2022-02-04 18:14

I don't get these devices. I have an external blu-ray drive but it also has a SD card reader, additional USB ports and an internal SSD. I can justify what I have because it does other stuff that I need even though I rarely need the optical drive.

#5989914

Venix

2022-02-05 01:51

I guess there is still a small market for em :/

#5989958

Skylinestar

2022-02-05 06:39

Wake me up when there is a FDD version.

#5989994

TheDeeGee

2022-02-05 10:26

I got an older Zen drive like that, i got it mainly for my collection of old boxed games.

#5990051

Stairmand

2022-02-05 13:52

There is actually a pretty large market for them, we sell the current Asus ones regularly. Only thing is the price of this it a tad too much.

#5990136

Odarnok

2022-02-05 17:29

Weird announce... I thought that my BD portable burner was the last on Earth.

#5990240

insp1re2600

2022-02-05 22:58

how exciting.

#5990310

anticupidon

2022-02-06 06:26

Offline backups, no ransomware would tamper with that data. Sounds 2000's and old fashioned, but there are still people /companies out there doing backups of important data on tape or optical discs and have those stored in a physical vault or safe. I would have all the backup solutions available, even that it would be a hassle to deal with.

#5990314

AsiJu

2022-02-06 06:42

And being external I'd imagine laptop users are also a target group. Not all of them allow internal optical drives.

#5990495

EspHack

2022-02-06 21:21

not too long now before we can use CDs as security storage, accessing this ancient artifact requires at least a millennial hacker :P

#5990518

anticupidon

2022-02-06 23:01

EspHack:

not too long now before we can use CDs as security storage, accessing this ancient artifact requires at least a millennial hacker 😛

Made me smile. As having the data on a vinyl or cassette and no millennial hacker can get that. However, there is always data rot. Even M-Disc are safe from that, no one can really predicts bit flipping.