macbook air and cd question
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macbook air and cd question
hi guys
I am no techie, I recently got a macbook air 11 " and never realized I couldnt put a cd in it--
I have a decent credit at amazon, can anyone please recommend a drive to attach to it??
Thanks so much!!
I am no techie, I recently got a macbook air 11 " and never realized I couldnt put a cd in it--
I have a decent credit at amazon, can anyone please recommend a drive to attach to it??
Thanks so much!!
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I don't own this one, but it gets good reviews and runs off USB power from your laptop. Samsung seems like a good brand name. And it's hard to go wrong for $32.
YMMV
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Portab...e+DVD.+Writer#
YMMV
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Portab...e+DVD.+Writer#
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any of them will do
also assess how often you'll actually need one
i bought a 35$ samsung dvd-rw when i switched to the air... that was 4 years ago... i think i used the drive a total of 3 times that first month and never again
if you have another apple computer at home, you can use the the drive on that machine and virtually mount it to your laptop
also assess how often you'll actually need one
i bought a 35$ samsung dvd-rw when i switched to the air... that was 4 years ago... i think i used the drive a total of 3 times that first month and never again
if you have another apple computer at home, you can use the the drive on that machine and virtually mount it to your laptop
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any of them will do
also assess how often you'll actually need one
i bought a 35$ samsung dvd-rw when i switched to the air... that was 4 years ago... i think i used the drive a total of 3 times that first month and never again
if you have another apple computer at home, you can use the the drive on that machine and virtually mount it to your laptop
also assess how often you'll actually need one
i bought a 35$ samsung dvd-rw when i switched to the air... that was 4 years ago... i think i used the drive a total of 3 times that first month and never again
if you have another apple computer at home, you can use the the drive on that machine and virtually mount it to your laptop
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USB DVD/CD burners are inexpensive commodity items and have been for a while. It's not worth overthinking your decision.
If you do want another quick recommendation, I have been using this ASUS model for over 3 years with my Air:
http://www.amazon.com/External-Styli...usb+DVD+writer
Amazon has it for $25 now. I think I paid $30 years ago.
If you do want another quick recommendation, I have been using this ASUS model for over 3 years with my Air:
http://www.amazon.com/External-Styli...usb+DVD+writer
Amazon has it for $25 now. I think I paid $30 years ago.
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We have an Apple drive at work that we all share:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MD...usb-superdrive
Works fine for the "very" occasional times I still need one.
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MD...usb-superdrive
Works fine for the "very" occasional times I still need one.
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USB DVD/CD burners are inexpensive commodity items and have been for a while. It's not worth overthinking your decision.
If you do want another quick recommendation, I have been using this ASUS model for over 3 years with my Air:
http://www.amazon.com/External-Styli...usb+DVD+writer
Amazon has it for $25 now. I think I paid $30 years ago.
If you do want another quick recommendation, I have been using this ASUS model for over 3 years with my Air:
http://www.amazon.com/External-Styli...usb+DVD+writer
Amazon has it for $25 now. I think I paid $30 years ago.
thank you!!!