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minus-squareyoshisaur@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoi’m not sure. most people at my school use a laptop at their main computer, so they couldn’t use an ubuntu DVD anyways. i personally prefer dual boot over single boot
minus-squarehddsx@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months ago… did everyone remove the media drive off laptops? There are also external media drives.
minus-squarepmc@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 months agoNew laptops don’t have optical drives. I don’t think there’s a single manufacturer that still has them. Hell, most new computer cases (much to my chagrin) don’t even have 5 1/4" bays.
minus-squareAlternateRoute@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoI think it has been probably more than 5 years since I have seen an optical drive on a new laptop.
i’m not sure. most people at my school use a laptop at their main computer, so they couldn’t use an ubuntu DVD anyways. i personally prefer dual boot over single boot
… did everyone remove the media drive off laptops? There are also external media drives.
New laptops don’t have optical drives. I don’t think there’s a single manufacturer that still has them.
Hell, most new computer cases (much to my chagrin) don’t even have 5 1/4" bays.
I think it has been probably more than 5 years since I have seen an optical drive on a new laptop.