there is a Mac Book Air Super Drive though which is a specific Apple product for this purpose, its a small light weight unit, which only has one USB lead, no power cable, as it draws its power from the Air.
very nice unit, although ripping disks and burning does take longer than an internal drive, be aware of this. On 13 Nov 2010, at 05:51, Sarah Alawami wrote: It does not have a cd drive so you have to go external. Good luck. 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. It should be just as accessible >>>>>> as any other Macbook. >>>>>> >>>>>> Kevin >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> 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. >> 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.
