A:AnswerThis battery life can last up to 8 hours, however the actual battery life may vary depending on product configuration, usage, operational conditions and power management settings. Battery life will decrease over the lifetime of the battery.
A:AnswerI can get about 7ish hours of use, while streaming music and some video in the background while I work on my comp. Work is mostly based of excel spreadsheets and research.
As far as thickness is concerned, it's about an inch in thickness and pretty sturdy.
A:AnswerIt is PANTONE validated with factory-calibrated color accuracy, making it a dream for graphics professionals like, for high-end photo editing projects.
A:AnswerIt does not have an optical drive. Most programs today are downloadable. If there is a need for it, however, then USB optical drives are relatively inexpensive. Example: ASUS - ZenDrive 8x Max. DVD Write Speed External USB 2.0 DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive - Black