Looking for a cheap laptop with an optical drive and can run Dragon speech recognition software

wiipros

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Aug 18, 2014
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So the title says it all.

I'm looking for the cheapest laptop possible for my father to carry with him on business and can use Dragon speech recognition software on. Other then that, he would only need basic word processing and light internet browsing.

The main kicker is he needs an optical drive because he will be outside of internet service for long periods of time and won't be able to download software.

I'm hoping to find something under $500. Any help would be much appreciated.