Today's optical drive is yesterday's floppy. Remember, it was painful at first to not have a floppy especially if you were a technical professional but after a while that requirement went away for the most part (few exceptions) and it's jus natural now not to have a floppy.
Same with CD and DVD drives. You can do anything over the network anyway so what's the point. On Nov 13, 2010, at 2:01 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > In my opinion its a good trade off less size and weight for no optical drive. > Those things are going the way of the cassette tape and 3.5 floppy. :). I > mean. People are streaming video, downloading music and applications so what > purpose will the CD-Rom drive have in say 3 years? I think Apple has just > beaten the market to the punch in the exclusion of the optical drive. You > will see other computer makers do the same. Don't be surprised if the new > MBPs don't have them either. > > Ricardo Walker > rwalker...@gmail.com > Twitter, Skype, and AIM: rwalker296 > Google Voice: 1-646-450-2197 > > > > On Nov 13, 2010, at 3:27 AM, Scott Granados wrote: > >> 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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