The only way to do this on an MBA is to buy the $99 external Superdrive. As you have seen, remote disk doesn't allow CD importing or DVD playback. Honestly, I think the external Superdrive is well worth the money. I wouldn't buy an MBA without it.
Thanks, Brian. I was afraid of that.
Can I copy all or part of my iTunes library (now on an external HD) to the MBA? What are the file names and where are they located?
Ralph
You can use remote disc to import or play music and movie files that you have burned to cd's or dvd's. I am watching an avi movie now using remote disc.