HP, Dell and Asus Consider Ultrabooks without Optical Drives

Recently surfaced rumors about Apple unveiling its next range of MacBook Pros without an optical drive have led to other rumors that suggest the Cupertino tech giant will offer instead external drives as an option. A report by Digitimes indicates that notebook manufacturers like HP, Dell and Asus are considering following suit based on the success or failure of Apple's rumored decision. By getting rid of the optical drive, manufacturers would be able to produce a notebook for $20 less and more importantly it would allow them to create casing designs which are about 1cm thinner than casings containing an optical drive.

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