optical drive
noun[C]
ukus(alsooptical disc drive)IT
partof acomputer, CDplayer, or otherpieceofequipmentthat canreadopticaldiscsusing alaser(= anarrowbeamoflight):
Thelaptopcosts$1598 with anexternalopticaldrive.
Examplesofoptical drive
optical drive
The workstation also included space for a secondopticaldrive, and two additional 3.5 inch hard disk drive bays.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.To compensate for the lack of a built-inopticaldrive, an externalopticaldrivewas included with the desktop.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This model lacks anopticaldrive, but contains a second hard drive in its place.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Like most ultraportables and netbooks, it does not have anopticaldrive.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The front plate was redesigned for a slot-loadingopticaldrive.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The more serious issue is with the slot loadingopticaldrive.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.However, these latter models do not have a built-inopticaldrive.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Because of its slim form factor, it only has oneopticaldrive.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Another point not in the desktop's favor was the recessedopticaldrive.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A slot-loadingopticaldrivereplaced the disc tray.
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