Original Link: https://www.anandtech.com/show/4395/meet-the-new-525-optical-drive-standard-slimmer-slotloading

I was walking around the show floor today and caught a glimpse of Antec's Solo II chassis with a slightly different optical drive bay.

It turns out that there's a new optical drive standard being worked on in the industry. The standard is for slot loading drives with a half-height profile. The drives are still 5.25" wide, but they just aren't as tall as the older drives.

 
Cases that have a fold down optical faceplate won't work with these new drives, forcing case makers to adopt. This Solo II is an example of what a slot loading solution may look like.
 
 
Expect to see these new slot load drives to hit the market by the end of this year, along with cases to match.
 

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