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Title: Apple USB drive (cd drive)
Post by: jnufcuk on 16 March 2013, 12:43

Hi all,
 
Looking at getting an iMac and noticed the lack of cd drive.
 
the apple usb drive is £65 but heard some people complain about it breaking not being very good.
 
Anyone have one, or an alternative.
 
 
Im looking at imac not macbrook pro.
 
Thank you

Title: Re: Apple USB drive (cd drive)
Post by: spikenipple on 29 March 2013, 14:56

Ahhh, Apple. Charging you £1100 for a gorgeous looking underpowered and functionally restricted ornament. How kind of them to omit an optical drive and ask £65 to have one included.
Try ebuyer/scan/ocuk for USB external disc drives.

Title: Re: Apple USB drive (cd drive)
Post by: bobbarley on 29 March 2013, 15:12

I bought a cheap eBay USB DVD drive and it works perfectly in my Mac.

I wouldn't say they're underpowered either.  Core i5 and i7 processors, 4GB RAM minimum.  That's pretty powerful in my book.

Title: Re: Apple USB drive (cd drive)
Post by: Shady Pioneer on 05 April 2013, 10:33

Who needs a disc drive these days?  :laugh:

I just bought a Mac Mini, going to use it as a Media Centre with my TV and have all my iOS devices have access to all my media.

Core i5 (Ivy Bridge I believe), 4GB RAM, that'll do for me on this occasion.

Title: Re: Apple USB drive (cd drive)
Post by: bobbarley on 05 April 2013, 16:05

I have a NAS at home that does the same thing.

Title: Re: Apple USB drive (cd drive)
Post by: Shady Pioneer on 05 April 2013, 19:34

I wanted a full computer in the loving room though.  :wink:

Title: Re: Apple USB drive (cd drive)
Post by: bobbarley on 05 April 2013, 19:53

i've got a PC hidden inside my TV unit too  :cool:

Title: Re: Apple USB drive (cd drive)
Post by: Jay on 05 April 2013, 21:01

Quote from: Shady Pioneer on 05 April 2013, 10:33

Who needs a disc drive these days?  :laugh:

I used my Blueray drive on my PC to read a 14 year old music CD that you can't get for love nor money anymore, is scratched to hell and my DVD drive on the laptop couldn't read it without skipping every few seconds! So they do have their uses. Once a year or so.