The new Macbook Air models limbo under one of the major issues with the previous model. Ditching the optical drive made the Macbook Air super-light but also super-frustrating in the event of a major system crash or just needing to reinstall pre-loaded software quickly. The latest incarnations of the Macbook Air comes with a suitably stylish software reinstall USB in the box…

Previously the lack of an optical drive on the Macbook Air meant you had to wirelessly share an optical drive with another Mac – a slow and often teeth-grindingly frustrating process. Withe the new Macbook Air’s USB drive you can install the software by just popping it into a port.

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You can still make use of a remote optical drive with the new Macbook Air or snap up the Macbook Air SuperDrive but it’s good to know that it isn’t vital any longer.

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