Home / Computers / The 27-inch iMac (2015) has no optical drive — you'll need an external USB oneComputers Technology ramseeker macThe 27-inch iMac (2015) has no optical drive — you'll need an external USB oneApple dropped the optical drive entirely by the 2015 iMac generation. If you still need to read discs, your only option is a USB external drive. Shop computer upgrades on Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesThe M3 iMac has zero user-upgradeable internal componentsThe M1 iMac's only user-serviceable part is the power cordExternal SSDs are the only way to expand the M1 iMac's storageiMac 24-inch (M1) — soldered storage, make your capacity choice countThe iMac 27-inch (2020) solders its SSD but keeps a SATA bay openExploreThe Lenovo ThinkCentre M930q covers modern connectivity with USB-C and USB 3.2The QNAP TVS-h874 tops out at 64 GB of DDR4 across two SO-DIMM slotsThe Synology DS220+ makes do with 6 GB max — soldered base plus one slotThe QNAP TS-462T3 has 8 GB of RAM headroom — modest but enough for basic NAS dutyThe 2011 MacBook Air lets you swap the Wi-Fi card — but don't expect miraclesPrevious The ASRock DeskMini 110 packs desktop internals into a mini-STX frameNext The 16-inch MacBook Pro M1 Pro locks you into its RAM config