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Originally Posted by CubicleGeek
At this stage I'd only get Blu-ray if I plan to watch movies of that format on the laptop. If the intent is not for movies, you're really not future proofing against anything because there is: - no support outside of movies for Blu-ray
- hardware is expensive and slow (especially for writers)
- blank media is prohibitively expensive
So by the time it hits mainstream, like DVD is now, all costs in general would have dropped enough that doing an upgrade at that time probably won't be a stretch. |
I agree. Other than movie studio releases, blu-ray is a non-starter. Flash drives have plummeted in price and are a better option for large/portable storage options.
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