Is the macbook pro retina display good for a nursing student?

by bucolicdulcet Feb 6, '13 | 3,290 Views | 6 Comments

0 And can you insert the textbook discs in it? I'm a little confused about it.
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Feb 6, '13 by BostonFNP Guide

There is no optical/cd drive in them, no.
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Feb 6, '13 by itsnowornever

The Pro has a CD drive, the Air doesn't.

Posting from my phone, ease forgive my fat thumbs!
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Feb 7, '13 by token787

I have a new Macbook Pro Non-Retina and it has the cd drive. There's also a Macbook Pro Retina and it does not have a cd drive. I chose the original Macbook Pro non-retina for the cd drive. I also have a new Ipad 4 and I use it way more than the Macbook Pro. It is so easy to carry around and pull out and study. The size of the Macbook Pro both retina and non-retina is 13 and 15 inch.

Yes, you can enter the disc in the non-retina Macbook Pro. No, for the retina display. Take a stop by Apple store they have them out on display.
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Feb 7, '13 by bigsick_littlesick, ADN, RN

If you've got the cash to shell out for one of those babies, sure. Do you have to drop a G on a laptop for nursing school? IMO, no. I got by with an entry level $299 Toshiba Satellite. I could access the internet and I could email as well as do write-ups and prep sheets. I would make sure it has some sort of Word processing program, even possibly Excel and Powerpoint viewer.
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Feb 8, '13 by queserasera

I have a macbook pro and it has a cd drive. Want my honest opinion... save yourself 700 bucks and get a pc.
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Feb 8, '13 by LadyLeo75, CNA

I was given a Mac book pro and and iPad mini to help me study and honestly I love them both so it depends on what you plan to do with the MacBook. But a regular computer will also serve the purpose. If you can save the money and put it toward books or your tuition.