Does this computer have an optical drive?
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This model does not come with an internal optical drive. An user would have to use an external optical drive.
289125
No. Can be installed by your trusty computer store though. I was surprised at it's absence but may have contributed to great price.
1841793
It does not. But I concurrently purchased one from amazon or Newegg for a very inexpensive amount (I'm sure it was under 5 dollars). So far, the drive has worked flawlessly.
1112401
No, it does not have any optical drives. If you choose to use a CD ROM or DVD drive, you must connect it via USB.
703235
Yes to both questions. It's one of the Main features i apreciated to have (optical drive)
1855229
there is no optical drive (DVD/CD), and there is no SATA port behind the plastic spacer! But you can add DVD capability by plugging USB external DVD drive.
1847766
It does not have an optical drive. I just bought a slim usb external blu ray drive. This one right here Samsung SE-506BB/TSBD 6X USB2.0 External Slim Blu-ray Writer Drive (Black)
896655
There is a hard drive and a DVD. DVDs I suppose are considered optical as they use laser light to read the data. If there is a new hard drive technology that is considered optical, I don't know. Best to check the Dell web sight for best information. They sometimes have a quick chat expert that is very good at these questions.
1667076
This laptop does not come with an optical drive. You can use an external USB CD/DVD/BR drive or flash drive for most things anymore. The last few laptops I owned, I believe the only time I used an optical drive was to install Linux. Used a flash drive for Linux on this laptop.
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.
1663143
No, the screen is brilliant and it does not have an optical DVD. I've had this computer for about 3 months now and all in all it's a great computer, It's been able to handle every program I've thrown at it, especially games.
735332
No this unit does not have a Optical DriveWe use a portable USB Optical Drive when needed
2113761
No, no optical drive at all and no space for one. I picked up a Samsung USB DVD drive for about thirty dollars on Amazon. That does the job and is very thin to match this laptop.
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No optical drive, it does have USB 3.0 however. I think k you can get an external optical drive for pretty cheap on Amazon. This one looks like a good choicehttp://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00DBV28TG?cache=3a045be90ec2006237e367be92fca0a1π=SY200_QL40&qid;=1405034895&sr;=8-1#ref=mp_s_a_1_1
2086223
Hello, The X230 do not have optical drive, only the ultrabase, like this model 43R8781.
1892853
Yes it does. It comes with DVDRW (R DL) / DVD-RAM optical drive. Thanks, PCrush
52805
There is no optical drive on this unit. You would have to purchase an external. Yes, it does have USB 2.0 & 3.0 ports for an external.
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No. But you can use any USB optical drive by connecting it to the front header.