What is the limitation of it not having an optical drive?
996496
No limitation if you have Internet or another PC with an optical drive. In that last case you can use programs as Daemon Tools and a pendrive and you won't miss an optical drive
245181
NO, it does not come with any optical drive. I bought an external USB optical drive as an add on.
488910
no optical drive - it is optional comes with StorageSolid State Drive Capacity: 256 GBSolid State Drive Interface: mini-SATA
830545
No DVD or optical disc of any kind. And yes, it's more than powerful enough for regular office suite stuff like word processing or even advanced stuff like image editing. It's not a gaming rig, but for any typical desktop use its more than adequate.
1049810
You could, if you bought an optical drive separate to put in this laptop. Ordered as-is, it doesn't come with an optical drive (CD or DVD-Rom).
1695069
No. Has no optical drive. Great machine for its purpose, but connections is not part of that. Only ports are three USBs.
1687434
There is no disc drive in this model. We are going to use an external disc drive if we absolutely need one.
25302
Ugh, no optical drive!? How am I supposed to watch DVD's, play my games or upload music!? Those aren't extinct yet!
2126754
Not out of the box. It has no cd drive. You would need to buy a external blu ray drive
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.
1565424
No, it does not have an optical drive. Only USB ports to use thumb drives. Or, if you really need an optical drive, I bought a portable external DVD-R drive that plugs into the USB and works like a charm for less than $100. Never use it much, but I have it if I ever need it. Not including an internal optical drive helped allow HP to keep this laptop SUPER thin and lightweight. I have learned to use USB thumb drives for about everything. Love this laptop!
2126751
The does not have a CD or DVD or Blu-ray drive so will not play Blu-ray dics. I bought a portable disc drive to burn CD's / DVD's that attaches via USB.
694503
you can purchase a blu ray usb drive pretty cheap. i have a refurbished iomega dvd, and a new lg brd
1476779
No. It has no optical drive, making one more reason I regret ever buying this monstrosity of poor design.
1738857
I don't have an optical drive in at the moment, but I bought this model for the aesthetics. I watch most of my content digitally. I am planning on adding a drive in the future for the moments when I do need the use for it. If you are looking for access frequently I would try the previous model :ML03B
735331
No this unit does not have a Optical Drive We use a portable USB Optical Drive when needed
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.