Not bad for a piece of plastic. Do you still have a working PLDS drive? Or did yours succumb to the dreaded "stuck tray" issue? Let us know in the comments below!
While your modern PC case likely doesn't even have a 5.25-inch bay, the legacy of PLDS lives on in the millions of discs they helped burn, the TV shows they played, and the OS reinstalls they facilitated. plds dvd
So, the next time you find an old laptop in a drawer and see "PLDS" listed in Device Manager, give it a click. That little laser read your high school homework, your first mixtape, and your copy of Shrek 2 . Not bad for a piece of plastic
