Laptop With DVD Player

"These speakers are good enough to watch a movie or listen to background music, but would not be a primary Media player in my opinion."

"Bummer no DVD player...The only thing i didn't like is it has no DVD player."

"Very helpful when entering grades in the gradebook or computing numbers! Only wish it had a DVD player...I'm old school."

"One star reduced because it doesn’t have a DVD drive but the power of the hardware and sleek lightweight design makes up for it....I had to buy an external CD/DVD player so that's a bit awkward trying to balance everything on my lap."

"I wanted to install some programs from CDs, so an external DVD player is needed. I didn’t have any issues when I plugged it it into this laptop, via the single USB port, or any issues with its function. "

"The downside is that I can't just keep a spare battery to plug in and have to use an external dvd. It is very matte black. I would have preferred the touch pad to have defined areas for the buttons as everything blends in. ...This is a well made laptop but it lacks three features I want in a laptop: an IR webcam, which is required to login to Windows with facial recognition; a backlit keyboard, to avoid having the printed-on letters rub off after a few years; and a built-in DVD player, which HP has dropped from its product line."

"I like the quietness of it but there are a few small items such as no internal DVD player. I am also still getting used to Windows 11 but that is not an HP issue. "

"Also talks to external HD and Blu-Ray DVD writer. USB adapter for multiple ports (from BestBuy) works pretty well too....Went with a Terabyte and 16Gb RAM, purchased a dock so I could fire up 2 monitors (beware - that isn't as easy as it used to be with the new M chips being a player) and I'm in business. Apple makes data transfer seamless as possible to getting it up to speed took a couple of hours. "

"I am old school so i miss the disc player, otherwise it is very functional....I am very pleased with the new HP Envy laptop which was offered at a fabulous price. I am not a big game player so the speed, clarity, and functionality works great for me. "

"Great computer I love it but I had to get an external hard drive and a DVD player I love it thank you"

"(Okay, maybe I could have bought a new cable, but I have other devices that I wanted to plug in, such as an Apple DVD player that has a USB cable.) Trying to use the aforementioned DVD player, I found it was obsolete, even if I plugged it into the USB-to-thunder converter that I bought. ...I am not disappointed in the product EXCEPT for the lack of a dvd player."

"Had to buy an external dvd player. All in all, if you just perform normal tasks on it, it's fine. ...Also it would have been nice if it had dvd player/Twitter. Main thing I like it records the screen without having to buying any software."

"The one feature I miss is a DVD player - HP doesn't offer built-in optical disks any more."

"But new innovations always start this way. A DVD player would cost $600-$1000 when it first came out. 2-3 years later they went down to $100-$200. "

"I think a device this size is a bit too large to use as a tablet, but I could see this doing "kiosk" or "tent" duty as a media player. Loading up a few things to test including CPUID's HWmonitor, Adobe Creative Suite, and Davinci Resolve showed that this is more than capable as a content-creator's laptop. ...I will miss the built in optical drive, I like being able to watch movies and not lug an external drive either me, I will have to now (as well as purchase dvd software). Unfortunately that's the way all systems I tried to build are. "

"I did have a problem with the USB-C port, but when the external DVD Drive was connected, everything worked. The reason I got this Laptop was I needed to run Starfield and this one fit the bill with exceptional value!...For Sims Players"

"I got the 32BG Ram, 1 TB, Ultra 9 285H processor version and it is really fast and great for everything I need at least. I am not a player of video games, but I do use Adobe Creative Suite and it handles everything I use it for with ease. "

"I am a huge Age of Empires player and fortunately all of the new Definitive Editions for the older games are compatible. www.worksonwoa.com - is a great site to check for games/apps that you may be interested in using on the laptop and I recommend you check it out before you purchase this to know what you might be missing out on. "

"It is compatible with my old USB DVD drive and USB wireless mouse. And I was able to transfer my Microsoft Office software. ...Good computer the hinge point seems little weaker on the hp the computer is good i wish all laptops had cd dvd readers built into them"

"Solid with Storage Struggles (For Sims 4 Players)...It should at least have an option for expandable storage. For Sims 4 Players I’m mainly writing this review for Sims 4 players because if you’re like me and love using mods and custom content, this laptop’s storage will fill up very quickly. "