Are you able to install an optical drive?
1992147
Yes, there are several 5.25" bays in which you can install one. Behind the front door are removable blanks to expose them. Of course, I haven't had an optical drive now in... 3 years, but there's no reason why you can't have a couple!
1992148
Yes-- there are 3 bays that allow for the easy installation of optical drives.
1992149
Yes. I have one in the system. It's been a while now since I did it, but I don't recall their being any particular issues installing it so it must have been routine. I just ordered a cheap one and stuck it in the case and plugged it in.
895965
It should work just fine. Just verify the height of your existing optical drive, usually 9. 5 or 12 mm and make sure you order the right one.
647026
No, not with this particular model by itself- one would have to buy an optical drive to use with it.
1303209
Yes you can. There is a HD bracket over the optical drive that can mount two 2.5" HDD or SSD drives.
413459
No it does not have an optical drive (DVD/CD drive). I have a desktop Win 8 machine in my home office. I shared the optical drive on the desktop and was easily able to install/rip software/music from that optical drive onto this Asus.
1790113
Almost ever standard optical drive, I'm not sure about the slim optical drives though.
259836
Yes if you remove the optical drive. You will have to purchase a HD tray/adaptor.
2167887
The standard optical drive is a dvd/cd, it does not have blu ray support but you can install one that does. It will come with a battery and AC Adapter.
245181
NO, it does not come with any optical drive. I bought an external USB optical drive as an add on.
1302096
This is a desktop optical drive. Buy a external usb dvd drive if you want something external.
167861
No, the slimline optical drive must be purchased separately. (On a side note: if you do buy a slimline optical drive, be sure to verify the power requirements for it. The optical drive I purchased required a converter cable to change from the standard SATA connector on my power supply.)
1388738
I can see no reason why not. The mounting points should be the same as on an optical drive.
413458
No, there is no disk drive (optical drive) on this computer. Most information can be transmitted online or through a USB devises these days but if you wish to use the laptop for watching DVDs or using programs that require disks then this is probably not the machine for you. There are also external disk drives that would plug into the computer's USB port but if that is something you would use frequently it would probably turn out to be a hassle and it an extra expense. I hope this helps
536340
yes, it comes with a Blu-Ray optical drive, It is actually a Blu-Ray disc Burner!
25302
Ugh, no optical drive!? How am I supposed to watch DVD's, play my games or upload music!? Those aren't extinct yet!
2094297
Almost all cases don't include optical drives, this one included. It does have a couple bays that you can mount optical drives to, however.
775435
No. Most Ultrabooks, aiming to be light and thin, omit optical drives. A lot of software can now be downloaded (as contrasted to installing from a cd or dvd disk) and content can be shared via USB devices or the internet (as contrasted to cd's or dvd's).