Mac book air

I have a problem with football manager 2008.

I have a mac book air with no cd-drive.

How can i play the game? and get patch and updates?

Purchase an external CD/DVD drive which plugs in via a USB

Put the Laptop and the CD in the microwave, set to 5 minutes at 750 Watts.

The game will then be installed.

Put the Laptop and the CD in the microwave, set to 5 minutes at 750 Watts.

The game will then be installed.

No need.

External CD drive or a direct download mate

Sucks to be him if he already bought it.

Sucks to be him if he already bought it.

its like an extra £20 so if you can afford a Macbook Air I think he's got that covered

Should have got the equally thin Lenovo with ultra thin optical drive!

But that would be running windows and not OSX, thus ruining the no. 1 reason for buying a mac!

But that would be running windows and not OSX, thus ruining the no. 1 reason for buying a mac!

And here I thought the #1 reason for buying a Mac is to look cool!

If you got another computer you can share the DVD drive on that one across a network and access it via the network. You might need to run samba server if it's a windows PC. Oh and you need a network of course.

Should have got the equally thin Lenovo with ultra thin optical drive!

yea but it's Lenovo.

Whats the reason people buy Mac's? Why not a PC? I've never had a Mac...ever.

Because two buttons are confusing? Or the concept of having a plethora of game titles and applications to choose from is confusing, so they pick a system that has 10

Or they're slaves to fashion.

Or it could be that we put intuition, user-friendliness and basic functionality ahead of cheap, half-assed operating systems with minimal security and terrible customer support. You get what you pay for, I'd rather have a computer that will run perfectly smooth for some four years without feeling at all outdated, while also saving the trips to the tech over malicious downloads every three months.

For FM2009 you should try to purchase the digital-download version, and avoid all CD related issues.

Whats the reason people buy Mac's? Why not a PC? I've never had a Mac...ever.

Well you should really try one, they kick any pc's behind. Smoother and faster and has no where near any number of problems that a pc has.

Check out the mitchell and webb apple trailers to see the difference...

the downloaded version will be better because then you will be able to play anywhere without lugging around an external drive. Also Macs are cool, easier to use for people who haven't used computers before. It literally does everything for you.

Whats the reason people buy Mac's? Why not a PC? I've never had a Mac...ever.

No idea. I had to use Macs one time at Uni for some illustration work. Hated the bloody things. How I missed my home PC

Or it could be that we put intuition, user-friendliness and basic functionality ahead of cheap, half-assed operating systems with minimal security and terrible customer support. You get what you pay for, I'd rather have a computer that will run perfectly smooth for some four years without feeling at all outdated, while also saving the trips to the tech over malicious downloads every three months.

There is no problems with Windows if you know how to use it. I've run Windows for years and never had any problems with it that weren't of my own (or faulty hardware's) doing.

Apples are very easy to use and virus free. Weekly updates and great customer support. Have a macbook for 1 year never had a single problem.

running 25 leagus with huge db.

The best part about owning a Mac isn't leaving Microsoft in the dust, It's showing everyone online that I did.

Anything your PC can do, my mac can do ( ok not my mac, it's about three years old, but in general) and it can do more/ has better things.

Eg. 1) No viruses

Eg. 2) Faster

They are the way forward

If it got popular then there would be viruses, it's not more secure at all.

(and no its not faster)

It is more secure, with it's built in firewalls and what not ( i don't know all the details)

I think i'm right in saying that it's something like 10% of computers that are macs. There are nowhere near that proportion of viruses.

Anyhow this isn't the right place for this debate.

Very few Mac users = very few viruses.

Anyway, if you know what you're doing - you won't get viruses.

I dont use antivirus and I've never had anything.

in case you don´t know, mac is just a pc with mac operating system, it has the same cpu, memory, gpu than any other pc it just a another operating system... i could buy mac osx and install it on my "windows" pc or buy a mac and install windows on it. sorry about the off topic, i just had to say this.

I actually don't believe you can install Mac OSX on just any computer, Apple's components are customized for it's operating system so it is probably quite complicated to simply install a Mac OS on other brand computers. I've personally never heard of anything like that.

Btw, very few Mac users does not equal very few viruses, it equals no viruses and Mac's market share has not only doubled in the past decade but it is actually a major share of the US notebook/laptop market nowadays (and still no viruses). Sometimes you must face the facts, it just is a superior operating system even without the many Windows only apps. Also, there many Mac only apps that are so excellently delightful to use that people (like myself) decided to switch over just because of that application (ex: Final Cut Pro). I'm sorry, I'm truly not trying to rant but I find Windows to be probably good for life at the office desk and managing the portfolio, but for those of us who make art for a living and prefer less hassle and more intuitiveness, you couldn't PAY me to use a PC. Cheers!

in case you don´t know, mac is just a pc with mac operating system, it has the same cpu, memory, gpu than any other pc it just a another operating system... i could buy mac osx and install it on my "windows" pc or buy a mac and install windows on it. sorry about the off topic, i just had to say this.

the gpu is different. you can run windows on Mac, but not the other way round native

and tbh, PC fanboys are a lot more annoying than mac fanboys in here. They always turn any threads which mention the word "mac" into a stupid "PC is better Mac" argument.

and tbh, PC fanboys are a lot more annoying than mac fanboys in here. They always turn any threads which mention the word "mac" into a stupid "PC is better Mac" argument.

I presume by pc you mean Windows... lol.

Just about any computer that uses a intel core2duo or quad will be able to run OSX easily, and you can obtain it for free heh.

Call me a fanboy but people who suggest that macs are faster , safer, etc are morons.

A computer is only as good as the user.

I dont use antivirus and I've never had anything.

I've never been to the dentist and I haven't got any fillings.

Oh sorry, I thought we were sharing self-nullifying statements

I've never been to the dentist and I haven't got any fillings.

Oh sorry, I thought we were sharing self-nullifying statements

Heh, I see how that must have come across. Every quarter I do a full check of my system, and in over two years Ive had no virus, no malware, nothing.

imo, this argument's redundant. some people will always prefer mac's, and other will prefer window's. i myself, prefer windows and find mac's annoying, but merely due to being a window's user all my life. however, i live with two architect students, and they rave about mac's due to superior design capabilities, etc.

i never understand why people think that debating over opinionated topics with the intention of finding a definite conclusion can be worthwhile, different people have different tastes and opinions

*hops off the fence, goes to lunch*

I would like this forum even more, when mac-related questions would simply be answered on topic. But there's always someone who simply hates macs and pirates the thread . :-(

Coming back to topic two possibilities were mentioned, having the footman cd into another computer allowing the mba to connect or buying an external dvd-drive. I thought about buying a mac book air myself and i would prefer if footman 09 would be availabe as a digital download like the WSM.

Frank

A computer is only as good as the user.

Couldn't be more truer.

Mine has AI