since i will be getting a mini later this year, i will be needing an external optical drive. The superdrive looks great, but at £69 its WAY too much. Ive seen cheap plastic ones on the internet for like, £13 but i want somthing that looks good, but wont ruin my wallet. Any suggestions?
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Cheap alternative to the usb superdrive?
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Most plain-old USB optical drives you can buy should work with Macs. I don't live in the UK, but I don't think you can get anything even remotely close to as cheap as £13.
ahem: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USB-2-0-P..._Drives_ET&hash=item3cc2ee5a1b#ht_2770wt_1172 the thing is, its fugly, i want something slick to go with my slick mini
Interesting find, I wonder who the manufacturer is and what the life-expectancy of one of those drives is...
Bingo! http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-Slot-Loading-Portable-SuperMulti-PA3845U-1DV2/dp/B0040UOP20
Used or refurb its cheap, but looks damn good!
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i wouldn't trust one to last very long, but i just found this:http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Slot-in-U..._Drives_ET&hash=item337873e9a5#ht_1840wt_1201 which seems too good to be true, but you can never trust people on ebay - especially people who cant spell.
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i believe thats just the case that goes around a superdrive...
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