I rarely need my remote DVD with my MacAir since for almost everything you can 
use a remote disk on another computer so I usually don't carry it on trips 
(although it weighs almost nothing). Possibly having something else to carry is 
offset by the weight difference between an Air and a heavier laptop. 

Ed
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Professor Emeritus of Computer Science, University of New Mexico

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On Jan 25, 2013, at 8:19 AM, Steve Smith wrote:

> It really comes down to convenience... not having to get up and cross the 
> room or go downstairs to load a movie in your comp... and while traveling... 
> getting two things together (laptop and DVD) is hard enough without adding a 
> third (DVD player).
>>> In my experience, watching movies on DVD is the one compelling reason not 
>>> to depend on an external drive (as with MacBook Air or iPad).
>>> 
>> iSCSI & Wifi, problem solved?  (combo untested)
>> 
>> http://www.lg.com/us/data-storage/lg-N2B1DD2
>> http://www.attotech.com/products/product.php?scat=17&sku=INIT-MAC0-001
>> 
> 
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