it DOES NOT come with a cd/dvd drive, so if you are a books-on-cd or a computer movie watcher you will have to purchase an external drive. and then you will have to find a free or purchased an app that will let you play a dvd because it seems media player will no longer play a dvd for free.a good note, the computer itself worked out of the box. it's quick but a little light on storage. so, again you'll need to get external storage and a docking station for it. if these details were clearly pointed out in the description i would not have gotten this machine.