Basil
Thanks for that.
I agree, it would be a problem if we relied on the Vaio for CD/DVD facilities.
We tend to use our MacBook Pros for graphics and media and all our attendant software is Apple-based.
Shame the Vaio is not available to run Mac OS X! It's a great computer and so light in weight compared with the MacBook, whose main disadvantage is its weight (especially the 17" version).
KR
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