<p>I was meaning to get a macbook air, but i remembered that textbooks occasionally come with cd’s. I know i could just get an external drive, but i’ll already be carrying an external hard drive and other stuff, so I don’t want to crowd things.</p>
<p>I haven’t used my DVD drive in years. All the software you need for classes is available online.</p>
<p>download a free software application such as daemon tools lite.
mac version
<a href=“http://www.daemon-tools.cc/eng/downloads/dtMacLite[/url]”>http://www.daemon-tools.cc/eng/downloads/dtMacLite</a></p>
<p>then get an application that rips software from CD’s such as alcohol 120%.
Most computers come with a basic nero package that should be able to make images from CD’s.</p>
<p>Or learn how to download “electronic backups”. Its when you “pirate” images of software you already own and is completely legal.</p>
<p>If people would learn how to use these applications, CD drives in laptops would have been phazed out years ago.</p>
<p>I’ve yet to use a CD for any class.</p>
<p>If you REALLY need to use a CD for some reason, you can always use one of the library computers. Don’t let the lack of a CD drive stop you from getting a macbook air if that’s the only factor holding you back.</p>