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!!:)

Definitely get one that can play and write DVDs as well while you're at it.;)

got a recomendation??:D

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#

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

Thank you! I actually do not have another Mac.... Lol I found an old Huey Lewis cd today and wanted to play it and realized I did not have a CD player-- thank you!!!! I do have quite a few CDs with work type stuff on them so I will try that.

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.

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.

thank you!!!