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toomany MBZ · #16 02-06-2010, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Craig

No thanks.

The last computer I owned with a modem was my old G4 powerbook (2004 or 2005?). My 2 year old MacBook Pro has no modem.

My macbook is wireless, cable modem before that, but it has an ethernet socket, but no phone jack. My old compaq laptop has a dial up modem.

#17 02-06-2010, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by toomany MBZ

My macbook is wireless, cable modem before that, but it has an ethernet socket, but no phone jack.

Same as mine, I just carry a wireless router so I almost never have to plug it in anyway. I'm guessing that the CD/DVD drive will be the next thing to disappear from the MBP.

toomany MBZ · #18 02-06-2010, 04:14 PM

^ Macbook Air doesn't have one.
http://www.apple.com/macbookair/

#19 02-06-2010, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by toomany MBZ

^ Macbook Air doesn't have one.
http://www.apple.com/macbookair/

True, but it uses a wireless drive. The MBA was a little ahead of it's time and too expensive for it's capability.

I suspect that bootable USB drives will replace CD/DVDs for system software installs and everything else will be a download.