Hi Andy, I don't know how many USBs the new MacBook Airs have, but I can tell you that when I replace this MacBook Pro, it will probably be with an Air. I'm very meh about the Pro, but I absolutely loved my Air. Cheers, Donna
> On Jun 27, 2020, at 10:19 AM, 'andrew' via MacVisionaries > <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Hi Donna. > > I'd agree with you 100% . Why use up a perfectly good USB which you may > rarely use. > > Perhaps this is an option I can add to my new Mac set up.t, though the number > of USB's and the quality of the keyboard are of great importance to me. > > I love the Apple External full-size USB keyboard, so there is a USB used up > immediately and my External USB drive is another. So I need more than 2 USB'S > > Very best wishes. > > Andy. > >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries >> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >> Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2020 3:30 PM >> Subject: Re: whitch Macbook pro >> >> Yeah, but how often do you really need a DVD drive? I bought a portable one >> that I keep in a desk drawer, and only connect it when I need it. About the >> only thing I ever use it for is importing CDs into my iTunes library, which >> I rarely need to do now, as most of my music has already been imported. So >> that DVD drive spends most of its life just sitting there in the drawer. I >> would never have it permanently hooked up to my Mac, that'd just be a waste >> of a perfectly good USB port. >> Cheers, >> Donna >> >>> On Jun 27, 2020, at 9:23 AM, Dave Carlson <dgcarlson0...@gmail.com >>> <mailto:dgcarlson0...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>> >>> How true, Ann. So that means yet one more cable to hook to my nice >>> beautiful sleek MBP so that with a power cord, keyboard, iPhone sync cable, >>> and DVD drive, it starts to look like my old Windows PC with spaghetti all >>> around it. >>> Dave Carlson >>> Oregonian, Farfar, Engineer, Musician, Pioneer, and Woodworker >>> >>> On Jun 27, 2020, at 4:45 AM, Anne Robertson <a...@anarchie.org.uk >>> <mailto:a...@anarchie.org.uk>> wrote: >>> >>> Andy, as far as I know, no Apple computers come with a built-in DVD drive >>> anymore. >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Anne >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> On 27 Jun 2020, at 11:47, 'andrew' via MacVisionaries >>>> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi Simon. >>>> >>>> I like the idea of having a CD/DVD reader, though I hardly ever use that. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >>> Visionaries list. >>> >>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >>> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners >>> or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>> >>> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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