[CentOS] new laptop: DVD or Blu-ray

> One of the build options for a laptop I'm looking at buying is DVD vs
> Blu-Ray.  I've never used Blue-ray before, so is there some compelling
> reason, as a Linux guy, to want to get Blu-ray?

Get neither: nowadays an optical reader is just a relic of the past,
making your laptop heavier and reducing (ever so slightly) your
battery life.


        Stefan