The last item to be selected is an optical drive. Many factors will drive what unit to use: For example, will the drive be used for backup? Or is the drive available only for installing software?
With prices approaching all-time lows on CD/DVD RW drives, I chose a rewritable DVD drive that can be used for backup purposes, too. For around $80 street, a Toshiba SD-R5272 fits the bill. The drive offers 8x4x12x DVD-RW and 32x10x40x CD-RW capabilities. Here's a photo of the drive:
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