G+_John Mcconnell Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Did anyone else miss that the entire new line of Mac computers has NO CD DRIVE!?!?!?! They are really pushing the boundaries in terms of design with the new imac and saying, we have the APP Store, and iTunes Store so CDs and DVDs are no longer needed. Pretty amazing, I still feel that I will miss a CD though and am not a fan of paying another $75 for a USB superdrive device after purchasing a $1K+ computer. What do you think? Has Apple pushed too hard removing the CD drive, did you notice, what will this change? http://www.apple.com/mac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ben Schorr Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 I think the need for a CD/DVD drive has certainly diminished but I don't know that we're quite at the point where it's totally unnecessary for most users, yet. A little ahead of their time perhaps. Then again, I guess it's not so bad if you can buy the extra SuperDrive at a reasonable price for those users who DO need it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Dave Bach Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 This news doesn't surprise me. Reminds me of when Apple took the screen off the iPod (the shuffle) and told us it was unnecessary. I personally still want a screen on my mp3 player and would be lost without a DVD/CD player for ripping and burning purposes. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ted Tremendous Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 I am also an artist and find this might be an issue with people who purchase my music on CD, which we sell at our shows, then have no place to take it home to. This does make us think, perhaps we should sell Vinyl and a download card. We currently offer our music online at bandcamp and iTunes as well as download cards at shows but CD's sell the best. www.karatecoyote.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Mike Sweeney Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 I just pulled my DVD out of my 13 inch MBP to add a 2nd hard drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Fred van der Ende Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 I have not used CD's or DVD's the last couple of years. Don't miss it ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_William Birtchnell Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 About time, it seems crazy to have something so bulky built in that you have to carry around with you everywhere you go but that you almost never actually use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ryan Miller Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 I can see from both ends. Most users barely have a need for an optical drive (including myself). I probably use the one on my MBPro once every couple of months tops - but there absolutely have been times when it's saved my butt in getting people data where there's been no web access or if I needed to install some legacy software. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Michelle Potter Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 I recently purchased a Mac mini with no DVD drive and even though I can use the DVD drive share feature with my MacBook Pro I've decided to get a stand alone external DVD drive for it, I use it mainly as a home theatre PC and have to many DVD 's to rip them all, I would need many terabytes! Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Mike Sweeney Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Michelle Potter I did the exact same thing. I use my mini as a media center and Wordpress server. I use a USB DVD burner to play movies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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