An enormous 1TB(1) hard drive provides generous space to store content and an optical drive is included for backing up valuable data.

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The live system of the Modbook Pro operates without any moving parts (aside from its optical drive), markedly decreasing the chances for data corruption or loss.

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The live system of an SSD-powered Modbook Pro operates without any moving parts (aside from its base system's optical drive), dramatically decreasing the chances for data corruption or loss.

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The convenience of a SuperMulti optical drive is provided for backing up favorite photos and data.

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Key to the device is what's missing: Instead of the optical drive built into most other portable devices, the MacBook Air can wirelessly borrow another device's optical drive, so that it can access software or data stored on a disk.

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