http://blog.dolphinling.net/2008/12/computer-without-a-cddvd-drive/ ...whatever goes through my head... Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:50:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://blog.dolphinling.net/2008/12/computer-without-a-cddvd-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-6889 Espen Sun, 21 Dec 2008 02:01:19 +0000 http://blog.dolphinling.net/?p=211#comment-6889 Bad idea, IMHO :) 1. Lower power usage; Considering the drive is in standby 99% of the time, and probably uses <1W when it is, I'd say this is too marginal to care about. 2. Faster boot; set up your BIOS properly and this won't be a problem :) 3. Fewer cables inside; by far the best argument for going for the external option if hour ask me. Especially considering most CD/DVD-drives are still hanging on to those horrid IDE cables. Sure, you can get them in non-brick-wall-shapes, aka. round, but they're still a bitch to work with. And don't even get me started on the whole master/slave situation 4. Frees up a 5 1/2 inch bay; I don't think I've ever heard of anyone, no matter how big their case is, that's run out of available 5 1/2 inch bays ;) Bad idea, IMHO :)
1. Lower power usage; Considering the drive is in standby 99% of the time, and probably uses <1W when it is, I’d say this is too marginal to care about.
2. Faster boot; set up your BIOS properly and this won’t be a problem :)
3. Fewer cables inside; by far the best argument for going for the external option if hour ask me. Especially considering most CD/DVD-drives are still hanging on to those horrid IDE cables. Sure, you can get them in non-brick-wall-shapes, aka. round, but they’re still a bitch to work with. And don’t even get me started on the whole master/slave situation
4. Frees up a 5 1/2 inch bay; I don’t think I’ve ever heard of anyone, no matter how big their case is, that’s run out of available 5 1/2 inch bays ;)

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