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Gear / Technical Help => Post-Processing, Computer / Streaming / Internet Devices & Related Activity => Topic started by: Xpanding Man on October 07, 2012, 01:49:02 PM
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Did a search and the results I'm seeing are from years ago; any suggestions? My superdrive is on the fritz
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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.
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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...
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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).
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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.
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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
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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!