This $20 USB drive lets your computer read CDs and DVDs
THE SO WHAT
A $20 external optical drive is a reminder that “dead” media formats still anchor critical archives, install media, and compliance records. If your org has legacy discs in storage, this is cheap insurance to keep that data accessible before the last working drives disappear from your fleet.
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