Most of these ultra-thin laptops and netbooks are great travel companions because of their compact design, but they don’t come with a DVD drive. So the next time you go laptop shopping, make sure you pick the best ultra-thin laptop and don’t forget to buy an external DVD writer. What will you do? Will you take it or not? If you ask me, I’ll say go for it because with an external DVD writer you won’t even notice that your laptop doesn’t have one. You have a fancy laptop, with top-notch features and specifications, but without a DVD drive.