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Depends on your Mac's processor.

If it is a PowerPC processor, you CAN NOT install Snow Leopard.

If it is an Intel processor, you CAN install Snow Leopard.

To determine the type of processor, go to "About this Mac" in the "Apple" menu. If the word "Intel" appears anywhere next to "Processor", you can install Snow Leopard. You need at least 1GB of memory, 2GB or more is better.

TIP: Consider installing Snow Leopard on a separate partition (especially since Snow Leopard may need to do some reformatting of the partition it is being installed to). With an OS installed on two partitions, you can then start up from either the Tiger partition or the Snow Leopard partition by pressing the Option Key during startup (or using the Start Up Disk preference in System Preferences). This lets you keep you OS 10.4.11 installation in case you want to jump back.

BTW: If installing to a new partition, Snow Leopard installer will search your Mac for other OS installations and ask you if you want to import OS settings, apps, and/or files from an older installation. Say yes to all for a smoother transition to Snow Leopard. All settings, compatible apps/drivers and files will be copied to the new partition.

• Answered by Ewald W from Vancouve
• Mar 25, 2013
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It is the best decision you would ever make in your life...your life productivity will increase multi-fold using Apple MacBook Pro Retina. I recommend the following:
1. Buy the max hard disk space available if you plan to download your pictures and videos from your iPhone and iPad AND old emails. I bought a 256GB hard disk and have only 16GB left. FIrst analysis is how much space you will occupy in the new MacBook and decide accordingly. You cannot upgrade later.
2. You don't have to install Parallels at all.
3. iWork is great, but you don't have Access. If you need Access, then I suggest you install NeoOffice. Cost is US$ 10 per year. It has everything and more than Office Professional and it will work flawlessly on Retina Display. I evaluated all the other Free Office softwares and chose NeoOffice.
4. I have Parallels and my old Office 2003 Professional, but seldom use it. I use NeoOffice everyday, but miss the feature that iWork would offer me to upload all iWork files automatically on iCloud! I already have bought Keynote and plan to buy Pages and Numbers soon. Unfortunately Apple has stopped trial versions of iLife. I wish they would allow trial before purchase.
5. I do miss Outlook and the ease of emails in Outlook. Mail in Apple is not great. Other than Outlook, you can give up Office.
6. Of course you have one more choice - you can choose Office for Mac including Outlook - NO Access -, over iWork.
I hope this helps.

• Answered by Ruumi D
• May 20, 2013
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The brand new models do not. You can use any external USB based optical drive with them, including the USB SuperDrive that Apple makes.

All of the previous models (prior to 2012) have optical drives, with the slot on the side of the computer.

• Answered by Christina T from Lake Oswego
• Dec 5, 2012
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No, the new iMacs do not include a CD/DVD drive. Apple sells an external drive (USB Superdrive) for $80.

• Answered by Sam D from Grayslake
• May 19, 2013
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I've had everything Mac has to offer. My uses are about like yours, with the addition of using a dictation/transcription program. I also do some streaming of movies & such. While I have a big desktop iMac, a couple of 15 inch Macbooks and a couple of iPads, I find I use the 13 inch Air much more than any of the others.

It's the ultimate in portability (just as good as an iPad), unobtrusive on my desk at work (where the Microsoft darkside holds sway), and the external CD drive works great. It's by no means necessary with all the developers who let you download their software directly, but I just like having the CD/DVD option.

Anyway, I don't think you'll be disappointed if you spring for the Air. I haven't been.

• Answered by Kay J from Port Orchard
• Oct 27, 2012
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Looking at the pictures, it appears that the RAM is soldered to the MB, so you probably can't upgrade it. It does appear that the Flash Storage could potentially be upgraded, but it uses a proprietary card format (not the more common SSD 2.5" drive format), so you probably won't be able to get a larger card from Apple anytime soon (and if you could, it would be less expensive to just buy the larger storage now).

• Answered by John A from Del Mar
• Jun 12, 2012
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