Burning 1000 discs possible?

[utstudent]

I'm looking to use the super drive to burn 1000 discs. Can the macbook pro superdrive handle that much burning? and will it ruin it?

 

[Retina MacBook]

Wow. You are crazy. 1000 disks are a lot.

But I don't see why not. Sure, go ahead. Knock yourself out. The drive was designed to burn, anyway.

 

[MacDawg]

I'd be interested to hear why
That is a lot of wear and tear on a drive
Not to mention a lot of time

There are probably a number of more efficient ways to accomplish what you want to do

 

[sammich]

That's a helluva lot of slot loading.

Even if the laser did fail, you could probably get it replaced under warranty.

 

[RedCroissant]

I'm looking to use the super drive to burn 1000 discs. Can the macbook pro superdrive handle that much burning? and will it ruin it?

I think it could. I burned about 500 or so on my 2009 iMac to convert all my movies to digital format so that I could stream them via AppleTV. I also did that in the span of a month. And it's still working normally.

 

[rankgain]

You probably could, but I think it would make much more sense to pay for a service to do it for you. Less tedious, for sure.

 

[TxMacAddict]

I think you are looking for a duplicator not a superdrive.

 

[thewitt]

Yes it will burn 1000 discs just fine.

As others have said, there are better ways to duplicate discs, but the drive can do that no problem.

 

[brand]

I burned about 500 or so on my 2009 iMac to convert all my movies to digital format so that I could stream them via AppleTV. I also did that in the span of a month. And it's still working normally.

Since the movies were already on DVD then they were already in digital format. The act of copying the content from the discs is not called burning, it is called ripping or copying.

 

[Puevlo]

1000? No way. You can barely fit 2 discs in the drive at one time. Even then it won't work.

 

[steve knight]

1000? No way. You can barely fit 2 discs in the drive at one time. Even then it won't work.

don't give up your day job.

 

[eagandale4114]

I'm looking to use the super drive to burn 1000 discs. Can the macbook pro superdrive handle that much burning? and will it ruin it?

I don't see why not.

 

[steve knight]

if you really want to do this get a good external drive it will be much faster. My external plextor blows away apples drive like no tomorrow.

 

[SDAVE]

The MBP SuperDrive is SuperSlow, it's going to take you a long time to burn those guys.

You could definitely get 2-4 external USB DVD-R burners for very cheap and burn with those, then just sell it, but not sure who would buy it

 

[mrsir2009]

I'm looking to use the super drive to burn 1000 discs. Can the macbook pro superdrive handle that much burning? and will it ruin it?

Go for it - If it fails midway through your 1000 discs just replace the SuperDrive for $30 or whatever it costs

By the way, why do you need to burn 1000 discs?

 

[A Hebrew]

It would be covered under warranty if it fails.

You should definitely invest in a better drive though..it would save loads of time.

 

[CrAkD]

im selling all the parts for a dvd/cd duplicator in the marketplace. burn 1000 discs in under 2 hours 10 at a time. I cant imagine slot loading 1000 discs i put 1 disk in and im afraid itll never come out.