Despite numerous experts - including Apple's design team - evoking the death of the optical disc and the wholesale move to the cloud, Blu-ray still tops any internet streaming experience when it comes to watching HD films and TV.
And, of course, Apple being Apple, the option of a Blu-ray player or writer (either built-in or standalone) has never been offered with its products because it was invented by Sony.
And now a whole swathe of notebook computers from various manufacturers come with no CD, DVD or Blu-ray drive either as standard or an option.
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