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When was the last time you saw a laptop with a CD drive?

2 points by technovader ↗ HN
I realize optical drives slowly went out of existence as USB flash drives become larger, faster, cheaper.

It was still around for some time, and I would run into them every once in a while.

But today I realized it has been about 5 years since I saw a CD drive on a laptop.

Anyone else?

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yen223
That's a very good question. I know the last time I owned a laptop with a CD or even a DVD drive was more than a decade ago (!)
skydhash
The one I had up to 2019 had one. But I replaced the drive with a caddy containing an hdd because I’ve never used it
tellarin
Right now. On my desk. It is an old MacBook Pro, but still in regular use.
theandrewbailey
(looks down) A second ago. Granted, it's from 2015, but still does what I need it to.

All the desktops in my house have internal DVD/Bluray drives, and I still don't feel right buying a desktop case without 5 inch bays. I still ask myself why would a desktop not have a CD drive? Since I grew up in the 90s, I guess its habits are too hard for me to let go.

hacknewslogin
I bought one about 2 years ago for my wife with a dvd drive, it was a feature she wanted. It's a brand new HP/Dell touchscreen laptop. It probably depends on the intended use of that laptop. Hers is focused on media use so it includes the cd/dvd drive as a way to watch movies. My 6+ year old gaming laptop does not include one.
khedoros1
I bought one with a bluray drive in 2011 (still in occasional use), and that's my most recent laptop wiht an optical drive. I think my wife's from around that time was already lacked one. I've got that laptop, my desktop, and an external USB DVD drive for my optical needs,