I just recently got a mac book pro, but I'm wishing now I got the air, however the price is over the top for what you get.
I want something light and very portable and the air would have worked great. Especially if it had ssd hard drive. -----Original Message----- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Cameron Sent: Wednesday, 2 June 2010 12:22 p.m. To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: A couple Macbook questions, out of curiosity Yeah, the combo drive went out the window a while ago. -----Original Message----- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Matthew Campbell Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 8:15 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: A couple Macbook questions, out of curiosity As of now, all mac models come with a super drive. On 2010-06-01, at 8:00 PM, Courtney Curran wrote: > Hi, > As of now, I only burn Cd's. But if I ever wanted to burn a DVD, I > could do that on a mini. How much less would a Macbook with a combo drive cost? > Courtney > On 01/06/2010, at 7:55 in the Afternoon, Maxwell Ivey Jr. wrote: > >> another way you can save money is if you don't plan to burn dvd's you >> can get a combo drive instead of a super drive. The combo drive can play cd's and dvd's but only burn cd's. the super drive can burn both. didn't see that mentioned so thought would throw it in. wish i had gotten a bigger hard drive on mine. they fill up so fast. lol take care, max >> On Jun 1, 2010, at 6:32 PM, Courtney Curran wrote: >> >>> I'll probably end up getting a regular Macbook in a few months >>> (probably sooner knowing me). I absolutely need the Cd/dvd drive, so the Air's probably out. Thanks for all your help. >>> Courtney >>> On 01/06/2010, at 7:25 in the Afternoon, Cameron wrote: >>> >>>> Hi. The mac book is the cheapest. The current imcarnation does >>>> not have a >>>> firewire port or an sd card slot. It has an intel core 2 duo >>>> 2.4ghz processor and 2 gigs of ram. it has a plastic unibody case. >>>> it goes for >>>> $999 US. >>>> >>>> The mac book pro has an aluminum unibody case and has TI firewire >>>> as well as >>>> an sd card slot. you can get them with Intel core 2 duo >>>> processors, or, >>>> I6/I7 processors, depending on how much you want to spend. they >>>> start with >>>> 4 gigs of ram on the less expensive models. The mac book pro >>>> starts at >>>> $1199 US. I have the mac book pro 15 inch intel I5 model and it is >>>> an amazing machine! >>>> >>>> The mac book air is the lightest and the thinnest of the lot and >>>> has a solid >>>> state hard drive. They come with Intel core 2 duo processors and 2 gigs of >>>> ram. It lacks a cd/dvd combo drive. It is also the lightest. The air >>>> starts at $1499 US. >>>> >>>> There are other differences, but, that gives you a rough idea of >>>> the differences between the three lines of mac books. >>>> >>>> Check out the apple site to compare models further. >>>> >>>> Cameron. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>> [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Courtney >>>> Curran >>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 7:02 PM >>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>> Subject: A couple Macbook questions, out of curiosity >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> What's the difference between a Macbook, a Macbook Pro, and a >>>> Macbook Air. >>>> And which one's the cheapest out of the three models? >>>> Thanks, >>>> Courtney >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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