Ask HN: First laptop you had without optical drive?

IBM full-size Thinkpads could be configured with a second battery or a second 2.5&quot; hard drive in the spot we think of as where the optical drive goes -- user-interchangeable, even.<p>There have been superportables all along without built-in optical drives, such as the ThinkPad 560 (1996).

Toshiba Libretto from 1997.<p>It had a PCMCIA floppy drive, and I <i>think</i> 1 had similar CD-ROM drive.<p>I ran Linux on it for a few years, prior to getting a 12&quot; PowerBook.

Sony 505 back in 2000. It was shipped with a PCMCIA external drive but nothing built in. I still have the laptop on my shelf.

Retina Macbook Pro, 2013. Still kept around an older MBP for a couple years for the rare occasions that I needed to read a CD or DVD, but I used that rarely, and the increased portability of the newer one was life-changing.

Mine that was for me, 2017 iMac. For my wife, 2017 Macbook Pro. I had a previous 2012 Macbook Pro but that was the last generation with a CD&#x2F;DVD drive.

An EeePC 901. I regret not keeping it.

MacBook Air 2013. While it doesn&#x27;t count, prior to 2013 MBA, I had a 2012 Mac mini that did have a optical drive.

Mine was very recent... A 2016 macbook pro. I hope I can find someone who had something from like 2005 or something like that.

Macbook Air for sure. And I still use it and sad that they will discontinue it. It&#x27;s a great laptop.

Hp 13 chromebook white. 2015

Macbook Air for me.

Asus Eee PC 1005PE

2017 MBP 13 inch