This meant either having to download games from a digital distribution service such as Steam or Origin, or having to lug about a portable optical drive.

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You'll also find a bevy of Microsoft and Toshiba software pre-installed, and while it only tips the scales at 3.79-pounds, you'll have to lug around an external optical drive if you need to spin any discs.

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