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Apple's 16-Year-Old SuperDrive Now Out of Stock Worldwide, Likely Discontinued
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Good riddance. I haven't personally ripped a CD or DVD in years, and of course it didn't support BluRay anyway.
Yeah, people still use physical media - but not a lot of people
For those that need it, there are plenty of cheaper, better, or cheaper AND better alternatives.
Yeah, people still use physical media - but not a lot of people
For those that need it, there are plenty of cheaper, better, or cheaper AND better alternatives.
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Which 4k Blu-ray drive did you get? I'm looking for a reliable one that works with new Macs.
Found the California resident.
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LG Electronics WH16NS40 16X Blu-ray/DVD/CD Multi compatible Internal SATA Rewriter Drive, BDXL, M-DISC Support, Black
LG Electronics WH16NS40 16X SATA Blu-ray Internal Rewriter, Face panel of actual product received may be slightly different from the image above.
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This drive is one of the few that does 4k blu-ray well.
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People still use optical media as a primary data storage? Luddites.
Stupid question. Do you have to buy an enclosure for this if not installing in a PC?LG Electronics WH16NS40 16X Blu-ray/DVD/CD Multi compatible Internal SATA Rewriter Drive, BDXL, M-DISC Support, Black
LG Electronics WH16NS40 16X SATA Blu-ray Internal Rewriter, Face panel of actual product received may be slightly different from the image above.www.amazon.com
This drive is one of the few that does 4k blu-ray well.
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I saw a Pioneer external one using USB-C for about $110 (regular BD) or $170 (UHD BD)
So let me do the maths.
DVD rotational speed at 1X (about 1.4MBytes/sec) averages at about 1000 RPM.
So to write a dual layer 8.4GB DVD in one second, that would require that the disc spin at six million RPM.
I hope you're wearing a kevlar vest and asbestos pants.
No Big Deal, you can get a CD/DVD/BlueRay drive for the about the same price with much better access times.
I am sorely going to miss optical drives for MAC. They were a solid build with a minimal footprint.Got mine years ago, and i still works fine. Looks good too!
I also still use mine to rip movies & tv shows that are not available on the Australian iTunes Store.
I always wished Apple had made an blu ray super drive. I guess the DVD player app will be next to go for Mac OS
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SuperDrive....bah! You guys are a bunch of friggin' kids talking about your modern tech!
RIP Superdrive. You served us well, I guess. 🫡
For a simple DVD player/burner, it sure does look sleek and nice.Got mine years ago, and i still works fine. Looks good too!
Even decades later there is no real alternative to disks that allows you to store data in a way that it can't be altered. Those disks also have the advantage that they are not affected by any kind of radiation and they can even get wet without losing the data.
A normal hard drive for example is bricked, if you accidentally plug your notebook power cable into the socket of your hard drive. Those plugs both used to be round and just have a slightly different diameter. I lost two hard drives because of that.
A normal hard drive for example is bricked, if you accidentally plug your notebook power cable into the socket of your hard drive. Those plugs both used to be round and just have a slightly different diameter. I lost two hard drives because of that.
