As 5.25-inch floppies fell before the might of 3.5-inch drives, so did the 3.5-inch to the Zip drive and other assorted media. The return of Steve Jobs to Apple heralded the death of the 3.5-inch drive, and his return also eventually kindled the wide acceptance of DVD Burners, what Apple called “Super Drives” like its ancient 3.5-inch HD cousin a decade before.
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Review: OWC MRSSBD6X 6x Blu-Ray reader with DVD burner