Considering buying this... but one thing that concerns me is that there is no CD ROM drive. Has anyone been able to find an external one that works?
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Most (if not all) external drives will work. External drives have a USB out and simply connect the drive to the USB on the laptop. Drive should come with a USB cable.
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Yes, hes right however the USB in this PC/Tablet is different than a standard USB, please keep that in mind. The Samsung ATIV Tab 3's USB port is Micro USB as well as the HDMI port Micro HDMI Type D. I am sure that finding a cable suitable for it would not be a problem but I like to be thorough.
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I have one of these and it works well and is Prime eligible. Samsung USB 2.0 Ultra Portable External DVD Writer Model SE-218CB/RSBS
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.Hi Chuck,I remember a question on line identical to yours and the response given was no. You think like me. I planned to do that myself but the data on the external has to be downloaded to the PS3 in order to work. I bought a 1T hard drive to replace the 250GB that I had and love it. I believe it was under $100 and extremely easy to do. Currently, I have 54 games and well over300 hours of video not to mention music and photos and still have 470GB free for future downloads. I back things up on the external to be safe but am happy with it. Of course it comes with a price to do that but considering the cost of downloads, it pays for itself. .Hi Chuck,I remember a question on line identical to yours and the response given was no. You think like me. I planned to do that myself but the data on the external has to be downloaded to the PS3 in order to work. I bought a 1T hard drive to replace the 250GB that I had and love it. I believe it was under $100 and extremely easy to do. Currently, I have 54 games and well over300 hours of video not to mention music and photos and still have 470GB free for future downloads. I back things up on the external to be safe but am happy with it. Of course it comes with a price to do... » Read More .Hi Chuck,I remember a question on line identical to yours and the response given was no. You think like me. I planned to do that myself but the data on the external has to be downloaded to the PS3 in order to work. I bought a 1T hard drive to replace the 250GB that I had and love it. I believe it was under $100 and extremely easy to do. Currently, I have 54 games and well over300 hours of video not to mention music and photos and still have 470GB free for future downloads. I back things up on the external to be safe but am happy with it. Of course it comes with a price to do that but considering the cost of downloads, it pays for itself. « Show Less
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No, there is no dvd drive. Just buy an external if you need to load something on dvd.
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This unit does NOT have CD/DVD drive however you can buy an external optical drive separately for about $20. Since I don't use the drive daily its really not a big deal not having it attached to the actual computer.
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That seems strange. The only thing that I suggest is to go to Finder, go to Finder Preferences, go to General and make sure that "External Disks" box is checked in the "Show these items on the desktop".
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Nope, not unless you get an external drive. It doesn't come with a CD drive at all.
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This specific model does not come with a cd/DVD burner. However, you can utilize one of the USB ports and attach an external cd/DVD burner. Also, please realize this specific model does not come with a disc reader, so there is no way of playing your cd's, or uploading any data via disc. Just thought I would point that out before you purchase!
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The Slim USB CD-ROM, as you see. Plus the USB plug-in. All you should have to do is plug the device in and it should automatically work. I think there was an installation CD with it, just in case it didn't automatically work...
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Yes the one I bought, had the hardware as described....but the DVD drive wasn't reading any disc. So I bought an external DVD drive for $30.00..Minor cosmetic damages. But up to now, the computer is working.
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No it does not... in fact it doesn't have a cd or dvd drive at all. That's what make it so light and portable...like a macbook air. Most people just use USB sticks now anyways :)
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No, unfortunately not. An external drive is pretty cheap. I bought one when I bought the computer.
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No DVD/CD players in Netbooks One of the reasons they are cheaper[I have 2 and am happy with them but you need an external drive if you want to play games/movies] If that usage is important buy a laptop.
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that wasn't meant to be a YES, Amazon asked me would I answer the question, the YES was to say YES I could answer. I can't imagine how you can get the CD and Game onto your computer if it doesn't have a CD drive. If this game came as one of Amazon's download games, would be great. As far as I know, you can't play it without installing it and that you can't do without a CD drive. Hope that helps
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No. Theres NO optical drive. A bit disappointing. I picked up an external for 30 bucks that was also blu ray.
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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=3a045be90ec2006237e367be92fca0a1&pi=SY200_QL40&qid=1405034895&sr=8-1#ref=mp_s_a_1_1
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Mine came with a separate CD/DVD drive - but it sounds like it doesn't always. It's an old computer.
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I don't know about a DVD drive, but I have attached my external hard drive with no fuss at all. It treats it like a memory card. I would worry about a DVD drive, though, needing an extra driver or two.