I almost returned this because it has no DVD drive to upload programs. I had no idea that none of the newer laptops have DVD drives! Program manufacturers can make more money by charging us monthly for their programs online rather than selling discs. I was able to load one of my programs onto an external drive from my desktop PC & then install it to the laptop' however, that didn't work with my Photoshop Elements 9. If anyone out there knows how to do that please let me know.