sorry if i am missing an obvious solution, but i am still weighing the pros and cons of getting a MacBook Pro with retina display. one of those being the software i have that require an optical drive.. how would i combat the issue that the machine doesnt have an optical drive?
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How would you get software from cd/dvds on a MBP-retina?
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Do you have another mac currently? If you do the optical can be shared with rMBP over your network. Put the cd in the drive and it will show up on the rMBP as if the rMBP had it's own built in cd-drive.
Otherwise you will have to buy the external superdrive that apple or 3rd party offers and connect it over usb.
You could also copy the ios files from each disk and transfer them to a portable hard drive or flashdrive and run them all that way.
Otherwise you will have to buy the external superdrive that apple or 3rd party offers and connect it over usb.
You could also copy the ios files from each disk and transfer them to a portable hard drive or flashdrive and run them all that way.
There's only 2 pros for the retina, screen and weight.
Top of the line classic will outperform the retina on Geekbench.
If you're worried about software you have on disc you should probably stick with the classic. But know that eventually discs are going to be taken out of the picture and everything will be static.
Top of the line classic will outperform the retina on Geekbench.
If you're worried about software you have on disc you should probably stick with the classic. But know that eventually discs are going to be taken out of the picture and everything will be static.
Note that Remote Disc also can use an optical drive from a Windows machine. You just need to install some software on the windows machine (http://support.apple.com/kb/DL112)
After you install that, you just need to go to "DVD or CD Sharing Options" in the Windows control panel and enable the feature. Similarly, if you are sharing the drive from a Mac, you need to allow DVD or CD Sharing from the Sharing pane of System Preferences on the remote Mac.
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thank you for your suggestions. i do not have one but my father has an imac that would be compatible. if i do decide on the MBP i might swing over his house and do that.
Yep forgot to mention that.
You can still use a windows computer like KevinC867 said.
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