Optical drives read and write the disc media that parts of the working world still run on: internal drives for desktops and servers, slim drives for the machines that shed theirs, and external USB drives that add disc capability to any modern computer on demand. For archives, distribution media, and legacy software, the drive is the access key.
External USB drives are the default answer now - one drive serves any machine and stores in a drawer between uses - while internal drives remain the fit for kiosks, duplication stations, and systems where the drive is part of the workflow. Match the drive's format support to the media in the archive, including writing capability if the job creates discs rather than just reading them. For organizations holding optical archives, keeping a couple of known-good drives on the shelf is cheap insurance against the day the media outlives the readers. COLAMCO supplies optical drives and the media they use for business, government, and education customers.