Comments on: Early adopter issues: MacBook Air, SuperDrive, Remote Disc and Install http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2008/02/10/early-adopter-issues-macbook-air-superdrive-remote-disc-and-install/ Daniel Eran Dilger in San Francisco Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:17:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Player_16 http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2008/02/10/early-adopter-issues-macbook-air-superdrive-remote-disc-and-install/#comment-5387 Player_16 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 12:59:45 +0000 http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2008/02/10/early-adopter-issues-macbook-air-superdrive-remote-disc-and-install/#comment-5387 What about iPods. Can a iPod be mounted as a 2nd hard drive? How fast would that be? Sure USB2 is not as fast as Firewire and it's another thingo to carry around in your pocket but plug it from one machine to another should save a little time and have room to move. What about iPods. Can a iPod be mounted as a 2nd hard drive? How fast would that be? Sure USB2 is not as fast as Firewire and it’s another thingo to carry around in your pocket but plug it from one machine to another should save a little time and have room to move.

]]> By: davebarnes http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2008/02/10/early-adopter-issues-macbook-air-superdrive-remote-disc-and-install/#comment-5247 davebarnes Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:21:48 +0000 http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2008/02/10/early-adopter-issues-macbook-air-superdrive-remote-disc-and-install/#comment-5247 Could I wish for improvements? Of course. 4 GB of memory. More is always better. A 160 GB hard drive. More is… But, overall, I think the AirBook is well designed and well suited to its niche as a secondary computer. Could I wish for improvements? Of course. 4 GB of memory. More is always better. A 160 GB hard drive. More is… But, overall, I think the AirBook is well designed and well suited to its niche as a secondary computer.

]]> By: davebarnes http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2008/02/10/early-adopter-issues-macbook-air-superdrive-remote-disc-and-install/#comment-5226 davebarnes Mon, 11 Feb 2008 02:37:44 +0000 http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2008/02/10/early-adopter-issues-macbook-air-superdrive-remote-disc-and-install/#comment-5226 We have owned our AirBook since Wednesday (06FEB2008) evening. Since then, I have installed (using wired Ethernet (the USB to Ethernet adapter)) using Remote Disc: MS Office 2008 Adobe Creative Suite 3 iWork My experience was: MS Office installed almost as fast as on my 2.8 GHz iMac. iWork was the same. CS3 took forever. But, then it did on my iMac. I have not use Remote Disc in wireless mode and no intention of doing so. I think that is just silly. Remote Disc works very well in wired mode as far as I can ascertain. The most painful part of the entire install process was downloading/installing Adobe updates. Took over an hour. I have no intention of buying an AirBook Super Drive as I just don't see the need. We have owned our AirBook since Wednesday (06FEB2008) evening.
Since then, I have installed (using wired Ethernet (the USB to Ethernet adapter)) using Remote Disc:
MS Office 2008
Adobe Creative Suite 3
iWork

My experience was:
MS Office installed almost as fast as on my 2.8 GHz iMac.
iWork was the same.
CS3 took forever. But, then it did on my iMac.

I have not use Remote Disc in wireless mode and no intention of doing so. I think that is just silly. Remote Disc works very well in wired mode as far as I can ascertain.

The most painful part of the entire install process was downloading/installing Adobe updates. Took over an hour.

I have no intention of buying an AirBook Super Drive as I just don’t see the need.

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