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Sony is also introducing the T14 Ultrabook incorporating the same port connectivity as the T13 model and includes an optical disc drive to support Blu-ray and DVD media.
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The Z model has an optional Blu-ray Disc (BD) optical drive for enjoying, creating and storing high-definition content.
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It can be awkward to drop in on a client and then ask if you can use the machine's Remote Disc feature to wirelessly borrow the optical drive on one of the client's computers if he hands you material on a CD-ROM.
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However, once the game is fully installed the game disc is no longer necessary, and playing from the optical drive will actually be prevented.
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The player's software ships on a disc -- not a full-sized one, mind you, but the kind of miniature disc that simply won't play nice with my laptop's slot-loading optical drive.
ENGADGET: IRL: Nexus One, Sansa Clip Zip, DeLorme PN-60 and the HP TouchPad