Some of the terms you may encounter with your first Mac:

Combo Drive: An optical drive that combines CD-R/CD-RW recording capability with the ability to read (but not write) DVD media.


SuperDrive: An Optical Drive that can Read and Write both DVD and CD Media with which you can record audio/video, backups and general data to a variety of disc media.


Dual Core Intel: Central Processing Unit


AppleCare: A service and support plan that is backed by Apple and extends the complimentary one-year coverage on Apple products.


iThis, iThat, i ...i ...i ...: These names tend to be pretty simple, but if not, ask what the iThis or iThat does or how it is used.