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

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And can you insert the textbook discs in it? I'm a little confused about it.

Specializes in Adult Internal Medicine.

There is no optical/cd drive in them, no.

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

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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.

Specializes in General Surgery.

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.

I have a macbook pro and it has a cd drive. Want my honest opinion... save yourself 700 bucks and get a pc.

Specializes in Pediatrics.

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.

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