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Terence Eden@edent.tel@bsky.brid.gy (2026-06-15 15:04:12)
"They" didn't take CD/DVD drives away from you. Laptops just became too thin to use them.
Desktop PCs still have them.
Games consoles still play DVD/BluRays.
It has never been easier to buy physical media - audio, video, games.
They're even cheaper 2nd hand!

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Gregory@grishka@mastodon.social (2026-06-16 05:36:45)
@edent.tel optical discs are also still widely used, and irreplaceable, as a cheap storage medium to give away. For example, I had a CT scan done a few years ago and they gave me a CD with the result. Had to yoink the drive out of my old PC and connect it to my modern Mac through 2 adapters to satisfy my curiosity.