In this age of multimedia, you should not have a CD drive on your PC. At present its price is within reach of everyone. The speed of a CD drive is denoted by X. CD drives of different companies with capacity of 32X, 56X etc. are available in the market. CDs can be viewed on a DVD drive. So it is better to buy a DVD drive. If possible, it is best to buy a CD drive with more X 's.