Help installing without cd/dvd drive

Hello,
I just bought the Adobe Creative Suite 6, except I do not have a dvd drive in my computer because it is a macbook retina. Can I download the products from online and just enter the serial number?
Thanks
Sam

Yes, you can download the trial software from the Adobe products section in their web site and use you serial number from the dvd set to activate it.

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