An ultra book is just a netbook with a fast processor.
exactly, I still buy CD's & I just popped them in my PS3 & ripped them to my HDD. I hope you can still rip them at least.![]()
The newest iMacs already dropped them.

I think what you are referring to are netbooks. The whole point of netbooks is to reduce cost size and weight by not offering thing like optical drives or other inputs. They rely on just USB ports.
So no computers aren't dropping optical drives. There is a type of computer that doesn't need them. But manufacturers are not dropping support for optical drives.
Yeah they dropped them. But they are selling new "external" drives. That's all a money grab it has nothing to do with people not needing optical drives anymore. They just want you to buy everything from iTunes
In fact now that I think about it this kinda proves the point courtdog was getting at with this thread. They are removing Cd support to force you to buy music from PSN not because people don't use cd's anymore.
the fact they are being dropped (which you said they werent) and offered as an option is because they are inefficient and impractical in the face of current technology. the same reason every other format has been phased out thru history. saying its a money grab suggests that all these manufacturers teamed up on some co-op from the wire shyt to dikk consumers...its a reach
youve seen rigs without the drives, now you show proof that there are still millions of actual cds selling
You are totaly incorect. Not having an optical drive is what's inneficient and imparactical. Cd's still offer the best sound quality of any media. Most people don't have the Internet speed/bandwidth to download blu-rays. And most computer programs still come on cd-rom. Flash drives are too expensive to warrant passing out a new one with each media purchase.
Removing optical drives has nothing to do with outdated technology. It is an attempt by some manufactures to force you to use their systems in a way that will maximize their profitability.
And as for your proof of cd sales check out soundscan numbers.

An ultra book is just a netbook with a fast processor.
a netbook is basically as functional as a mobile phone as a tablet just with a keyboard. wtf are you talking aboutrespectfully, you sound like you just got out of jail or woke up from a coma
cd the best sound quality? most programs on cd-rom?
you know soundscan counts all formats right?
no it isnt fakkita netbook is basically as functional as a mobile phone as a tablet just with a keyboard. wtf are you talking about
Yeah they dropped them. But they are selling new "external" drives. That's all a money grab it has nothing to do with people not needing optical drives anymore. They just want you to buy everything from iTunes
In fact now that I think about it this kinda proves the point courtdog was getting at with this thread. They are removing Cd support to force you to buy music from PSN not because people don't use cd's anymore.
Knock it off.