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[–]m68k 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

The speed is slow. I stopped using DVD's in favor of flashdrives years ago. Also, the small size of a flashdrive versus having to have a CD/DVD case to avoid scratches is another factor.

I'm sure there are pros and cons, but this is just "my" reason I don't use optical media any more. If people still use CD's and DVD's, they have their reason to use them, which makes sense for them. For me, it's all about speed and portability.

[–]Handroid7[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I see.

Optical media is more about reliability and archival, see here

[–]m68k 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Depending on the quality of the disc, where the dye can degrade over time.

I still have a bunch of old CD-R's from the late 90's, which I have to go through all of them. :P