Các model MacBook Pro mới nhất chỉ sử dụng cổng FireWire 800, trong khi nhiều người lại thường sử dụng cổng chuẩn cũ hơn, FireWire 400 | 14 Part I Tie Myself Down with a Desktop Preposterous The disc slot You ll notice a long groove at the bottom-right corner of your MacBook or MacBook Pro. No it s not for your credit card. This slot accepts CDs and DVDs into your optical drive. If the drive is empty loading a disc is as simple as sliding it in an inch or so the drive sucks in the disc automatically. And we don t need a stinkin floppy. Macs haven t had floppy drives for years now and the PC types are just beginning to follow. Luke the printed label side of the disc should always be facing you when you load a disc. Always. Food for your ears A machine this nice had better have great sound and the Mac doesn t disappoint. You have a couple of options for Mac laptop audio 1 Mac laptops sport built-in stereo speakers and a microphone to boot . Use built-in optical digital Line Out ports to connect your Mac s audio to a pair of headphones or a more powerful and expensive external speaker system or a home stereo system. The power cable Sorry can t get a wireless power system . . . yet. Apple s working hard on that one. However the MacBook Pro was the first major release of a laptop with a magnetic power connector the MacBook followed suit soon after. The MagSafe connector reduces the chances of your pride and joy being yanked off a desk when someone trips over the power cord. Now that s sassy. The Apple remote Oh here s a pleasant surprise that you won t find with most PC laptop boxes the remote looks like an iPod Shuffle but it allows you to control your laptop wireless from across the room. Think DVD viewings presentations and lazy iTunes listening. The power button Yep you have one of these too. It s on the upper right next to the keyboard. The iSight camera Have you noticed that tiny square lens above your screen That s a built-in iSight camera which allows you to chat with others in a videoconferencing environment using Tiger s iChat feature. You can even take photos with it using the PhotoBooth .
