Topic: External DVD burner for MAC?

[Xpanding Man]

Did a search and the results I'm seeing are from years ago; any suggestions?  My superdrive is on the fritz

[Cheesecadet]

I got a Memorex MRX-650LE v3 and it works flawlessly.

I got it for basically free though.  I never trusted Memorex CDR media so I was skeptical at first...but it does a first rate job FWIW.

I have a buddy who works closely with Apple and also beta tests a lot of the new apps, etc through his IT company and he told me that Apple basically makes their drives to last approx. 2 years before burning out and making the people purchase new drives.  Similar to the way the do their battery charging cycles before they start giving you that "low Battery" indicator.  I wasn't sure if I believed it at first but it seems that just about everybody I know, myself included, had their superdrives crap out between 1 1/2 - 2 year mark.  Pretty shitty if that is true.

[Xpanding Man]

I got a Memorex MRX-650LE v3 and it works flawlessly.

I got it for basically free though.  I never trusted Memorex CDR media so I was skeptical at first...but it does a first rate job FWIW.

I have a buddy who works closely with Apple and also beta tests a lot of the new apps, etc through his IT company and he told me that Apple basically makes their drives to last approx. 2 years before burning out and making the people purchase new drives.  Similar to the way the do their battery charging cycles before they start giving you that "low Battery" indicator.  I wasn't sure if I believed it at first but it seems that just about everybody I know, myself included, had their superdrives crap out between 1 1/2 - 2 year mark.  Pretty shitty if that is true.

thanks; can't find a "V3" but not sure if that's important or not; the one I found looks good

Planned Obsolescence?  Say it ain't so Joe...

[scb]

I got a Memorex MRX-650LE v3 and it works flawlessly.

I got it for basically free though.  I never trusted Memorex CDR media so I was skeptical at first...but it does a first rate job FWIW.

I have a buddy who works closely with Apple and also beta tests a lot of the new apps, etc through his IT company and he told me that Apple basically makes their drives to last approx. 2 years before burning out and making the people purchase new drives.  Similar to the way the do their battery charging cycles before they start giving you that "low Battery" indicator.  I wasn't sure if I believed it at first but it seems that just about everybody I know, myself included, had their superdrives crap out between 1 1/2 - 2 year mark.  Pretty shitty if that is true.

100% false.  Apple doesn't manufacture optical drives.  The drive that comes in your mac is made by one of the standard sources (matshita, toshiba, samsung, etc). 

[scb]

Did a search and the results I'm seeing are from years ago; any suggestions?  My superdrive is on the fritz

anything should work fine. 

[dnsacks]

i took the failing superdrive for my macbook air to my nearby apple store (without a receipt) and walked out with a shiny new replacement superdrive.  Worth a shot

[keytohwy]

I have a buddy who works closely with Apple and also beta tests a lot of the new apps, etc through his IT company and he told me that Apple basically makes their drives to last approx. 2 years before burning out and making the people purchase new drives.  Similar to the way the do their battery charging cycles before they start giving you that "low Battery" indicator.  I wasn't sure if I believed it at first but it seems that just about everybody I know, myself included, had their superdrives crap out between 1 1/2 - 2 year mark.  Pretty shitty if that is true.

Bollocks.  What Scott said.  Anything should work fine, especially.  I bought a Lacie BD burner off Craigslist for $80 and couldn't be happier.  Seller even left a movie in there for me!