HP Laptop Q?

[BlueOvalFitter]

My current HP laptop with Windows 7 just recently went to the PC graveyard in the sky. I bought an Acer Google Chromebook thinking it would be a good laptop to replace my HP. WRONG! I hate this thing!
Anyway, WM has 2 HP laptops in my price range. One has a disc drive that is $20 more than the other one without disc drive. They are both identical except for the disc drive. Would paying the extra $20 be worth it? I do have an external disc drive that is about 6 months old. It just plugs into a USB port.
Thank You!

 

[johnb35]

Can you post links to the 2? Without knowing specs it would be hard to recommend anything.

 

[BlueOvalFitter]

Can you post links to the 2? Without knowing specs it would be hard to recommend anything.

Robot or human?

Robot or human?

The HP for $299 is sold out.

 

[strollin]

Personally, I would go with this one over either of the 2 you posted: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Refurbis...U-Processor-8GB-RAM-320GB-Hard-Drive/55727695 (Unless you require long battery life as it claims only 1 hour on battery).

Whether or not you need/want an optical drive would depend on how often you use one. I have computers with and without them and really don't have a need for one. Since you have an external anyway, why bother?

 

[beers]

#1 will feel faster since it has M.2 and not a 5400 RPM mechanical drive.

The CPU is a little more peppy on #2 and a bit more modern, but the SSD would make the larger difference.