There are some users that do still want a 5.25-inch bay, because of their nature of work that involves the use of DVD / CD and Blu-ray Discs extensively. However, an external optical drive is not that reliable and fast as an internal optical drive, and if you do a lot of optical media (CD/DVD) reading and writing, then a 5.25-inch internal optical drive should always be preferred over the external ones. and even if you need an optical drive then you can always buy a USB powered external optical driveВ and can use it for reading or burning optical media (DVD/CD).

Today, most of the users really donвЂ™t need an optical drive because data storage has now become cheaper with the falling prices of the external hard drives and high capacity pen drives. Also, with the removal of the 5.25-inch bay, cases have become more aesthetic, and the space on the front panel that was being used for fitting a 5.25-inch optical drive is now being utilized for accommodating front intake fan or for fitting large radiators (280mm / 360mm). Due to this, case manufacturers have started to phase out the 5.25 bay in their latest computer cases, and it is now a rarity to see a 5.25-inch bay in a modern computer case. Now the time has changed drastically, and the optical media is being replaced by high storage USB drives, external hard drives and cloud services for data storage and transfer. This is because back then optical disks were quite popular and were one of the preferred ways to store and transfer data, whether it is for games, operating systems or for softwares. Not so long ago, there was a time when every PC case had a 5.25-inch bay for optical disk drive (DVD/CD/Blu-ray drive). Thank you for supporting the work I put into this site!)

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