Hi. As previously stated, any of the mac book pros that are non retina display models will have the superdrive on board.
Whether you're talking about the firewire 800 port or the Intel Thunderbolt port, the digi 002 would work with both via a reasonably priced adapter. (I believe mine cost me around $25US.) If you're going to be using it for pt, be sure to get a solid state hard drive, or, at least upgrade the stock drive to a 7200rpm drive. (A hard drive upgrade is one of the options if you order from the online apple store for example.) Cameron. On 4/25/13, Ricardo Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > Only the retina model Macbook pros, and all Macbook airs do not have optical > drives. You can get a non retina 2012 Macbook pro and it will have an > optical drive and firewire 800 which is backwards compatible with firewire > 400. > > hth > > Ricardo Walker > [email protected] > Twitter:@apple2thecore > www.appletothecore.info > > On Apr 25, 2013, at 7:14 PM, Karen Lewellen <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi folks, >> Granted I could ask this on the pro tools list too. >> Still I really enjoyed the wisdom Anita got when she was putting hers >> together, and I have some of the same goals. >> Let me ask the more pro-tools like question first however. >> My desire will be a laptop. I want to put things together much the way >> people guided Anita to doing, being sure I still has a cd optical drive >> being very very sure I can still have firewire 400 access. I use a digi >> 002, and want absolutely to connect this device to the machine. I think >> there is still an adapter for this if needful. >> Now, my goal would be if I can to put what I want together, but pick it up >> in store, the apple store here in Toronto where I intend taking advantage >> of the in store training apple provides. >> I want to support this effort with my business. >> Assuming I can actually finance the machine in the first place smiles, can >> I >> 1, still find a laptop with the sort of firewire connection required for >> the digi 002? That one is for those on list here who can answer that. >> 2, if I follow the steps in the other thread choosing the size and other >> pieces I desire can I indeed place the order either on the phone, on >> line, or in a store with the item going to a store for pick up? >> I imagine this will be a unit or so back, which is perfectly okay. >> My registered copy of pro-tools goes back a bit. it is critical that I >> can connect the digi if this is impossible, then I will either wait to get >> the new mac, or get one still with things like the cd optical drive and >> be sure I can connect other aspects of production to that machine. >> I know I will be using the full sized keyboard I have with this older mac >> anyway, so I can type normally lol. >> >> I have an older mac here already that I use for production now. >> I know that seems confusing, but trust me lol. >> Let me stop here, as I am wanting to be very firm about what I do not wish >> to negotiate on smiles. >> Thanks, >> Karen >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
