Optical Drive: What is an optical drive?
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A optical drive is dvd or cd rom that you connect threw a usb or docking station. The tc4200 does not have dvd or cd drive on the unit. So you would need a optical drive.
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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
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Most internal optical drives are IDE. SATA is fairly new but the optical drive has been around and not updated like the hard drive. In the proliferation of new small handheld devices, solid-state USB storage devices, optical drives are not as important anymore and probably the specifications have not changed with the newest technology.
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Optical Drive Mystery: Why do some owners/reviewers of this laptop say they wish it had an optical drive when one is listed in the specs provided by Amazon? The specs say DVD-RW. Strange huh?
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A standard optical drive is fine. If you have a very tall CPU heatsink AND a long drive there might be problems. I'm using the stock heatsink (3770k), somewhat tall RAM, and a standard sized blu-ray burner and everything fits just fine.
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The drive runs at SATA I speed (150 Gbit/s) which is normal for modern optical drives. Connection-wise, SATA is backwards and forwards compatible. You can plug it into any generation of SATA and expect the same functionality.
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yes- I had a laptop that crashed but the optical drive was ok - I removed it from my laptop and now use it as an external optical drive ( it was very rare drive in that it was a "LABEL FLASH " capable !!! )
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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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It should work fine as a general-purpose optical drive for CDs, DVDs, and Blu-Ray disks. This includes installing operating systems. The only caveat is that if you want to watch Blu-Ray movies on your computer you'll need to purchase a software package such as Corel WinDVD Pro 11, or something similar.
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no it doesn't have optical drive. because that asus model its now im using.
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All optical drives are designed for side mounting. The cd's wont even fall out, they are designed that way.
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A "bare drive" is a drive offered by a seller without cables, literature or any other materials normally provided and packaged by retail manufacturer/seller. Such "bare drives" are typically packaged appropriately for protection during shipping. My experience with "bare drives" has been as good.
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Alexa, go to a computer store (Best Buy) and pick up a Sata cable. They are not expensive. The Asus DRW is a very good optical drive in my opinion, it is just unfortunate that you have to make the trip to obtain a connector cable.
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No this unit does not have a Optical Drive We use a portable USB Optical Drive when needed
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It reads and burns as advertized. It is a solid and reliable drive. I have installed about 20 of them in my classroom's computers. I'm not sure what you mean by scans as it would apply to an optical drive. I have never heard that term used with DVD drives but since I have been teaching computer repair since the days of the TRS-80 I have learned there are a lot of things that turn up new to me.
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It will take a standard optical drive. It comes with a concealing faceplate for that smooth look, but it is not required.
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Just a standard cd dvr optical drive. Unfortunately I don't know the brand ect.