The air has an internal SSD drive but no external cd rom. You can do that over the network though or use an exteranal CD.
On Nov 12, 2010, at 7:07 PM, Carolyn Haas wrote: > Hi Sonnia and Marlaina: > I'm finding something a little different and am interested in your comments. > What I find is a lot of the ltters I type are there, but are not echoed if I > type quickly. I've gone back many a time to look if a letter that wasn't > spoken was missing, and it was there, just not spoken. > Poor Alex, getting picked on all over the place.:) > > So, are you saying the Air doesn't have a disk drive? > > > On Nov 12, 2010, at 4:00 PM, Sonnia wrote: > >> Hi Marlaina! The problem of missing letters (or rather vo not keeping >> up with your typing) is the exact problem i have with my macbook pro. : >> ( I guess like you, i must either slow down or do tons of editing. I >> had wanted a macbook air but when i went to the apple store, the >> gentleman tried his level best to convince me that for a student in >> that price range, the pro was best. So thats what i got but i don't >> mind switching it for an air lol. (oooh please no hurt feelings to my >> pro, it's served me well.) :) The fact it doesn't have a cd drive is a >> bit annoying but not a deal breaker b/c you can get an external drive >> for a decent price at lots of electronic stores. When i was mac >> shopping though there wasn't a 11 inch air available though *frowns* i >> would have pushed to buy it no matter what the rep had said hahaha. >> >> >> Marlaina Lieberg wrote: >>> I so love how quickly my Air powers up for me. It makes me laugh every >>> time I use it. I wil tell you one small thing I do not like about he Air, >>> but it is so small it's not worth being upset about. I am a very very fast >>> typist and the keyboard appears to be less sensitive to my flying fingers >>> because when I really get going, I see words with missing letters even >>> though I know I hae typed them. Ah, see the word have which I just typed, >>> is h a e but I did hit the v. So, I will either do a lot of editing, or >>> slow down a tad. But, I have not even had this for a week, so perhaps I'll >>> get use to it in time. Aside from that, this thing is wonderful and oh >>> yah, I have had a netbook with all the attendant windows issues, smile. >>> >>> Marlaina >>> On Nov 7, 2010, at 5:04 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: >>> >>> Ok you bring up a good point but given time and program will not the >>> macbook air boot up in about a minute just like my pro? lol! >>> >>> S >>> On Nov 7, 2010, at 4:45 PM, Buddy Brannan wrote: >>> >>>> Apple *never* said that the Air was anything like a netbook. In fact, >>>> Apple's doing its level best to distance itself from the whole netbook >>>> thing. Of course, one could argue that it's a similar form factor and >>>> size, and a rose by any other name, etc. etc., but there are a couple of >>>> key differences: >>>> >>>> 1) They refused to compromise on the keyboard size, so the Air has a full >>>> sized keyboard for typing. I think someone said that function keys are a >>>> bit reduced, though. >>>> >>>> 2) The Air isn't using anything like the mobile Atom processor. It's using >>>> a standard issue Core2 Duo, admittedly one at a lower clock speed than the >>>> newest ones, but nonetheless, it's a full dual core processor, not one >>>> optimized for low power consumption with processing power sacrificed. >>>> >>>> 3) No netbook I've ever seen claims instant, or even near instant, powerup. >>>> -- >>>> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA >>>> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Nov 7, 2010, at 7:34 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: >>>> >>>>> OH nice, but if apple says it is going to make it like the pc netbook >>>>> the price is sure wrong. the average netbook is around $300 the macbook >>>>> air is about $1000. But glad you like the air. I want to try one one >>>>> day. They sound cool for quick things like note taking in class o what >>>>> not. >>>>> On Nov 7, 2010, at 2:07 PM, Marlaina Lieberg wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I am typing this message on a MacBook Air while flying home from Reno, >>>>>> NV where yesterday, I used that same MacBook Air to take 9 hours worth >>>>>> of minutes during the American Council of the Blind Board Meeting. I am >>>>>> ACB Secretary, and this machine performs just like my MacBook Pro but >>>>>> without all the weight. I got the 11 inch size and it is absolutely >>>>>> wonderful. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Marlaina Lieberg >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> 1guide...@gmail.com >>>>>> >>>>>> On Nov 6, 2010, at 8:42 AM, Kevin Shaw wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> The Macbook Air runs OS X Snow Leopard. 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