Early 2011 MBP won't take DVDs

[lightning33]

So I just bought an early 2011 13" Macbook Pro (a new-to-me kind of thing) from my brother-in-law. I tried to play a DVD and it takes the DVD, but then there is some buzzing/grinding (not the best word, but it's all I got) and then it spits the DVD back out without anything happening. It seems like it cannot spin the disc. I tried seveal DVDs and it happened to them all.



I put Mavericks on the machine. My BIL put in 8 GB RAM and a 1 TB hard drive before I bought it.



Thoughts?

 

[trevm999]

It's pretty common, it will be a hardware problem. I've always just replaced the disc drive when that happens, not sure if someone has had any luck in repairing the drive itself.

 

[lightning33]

Is that expensive to do? Hard to do?

 

[Doward]

AppleCare took care of mine - but yes, you need a new SuperDrive.

 

[lightning33]

AppleCare is not in the picture i don't think. So, what's this going to cost me?

 

[Interstella5555]

Drive it shot, it's up to you to decide if you watch enough DVDs to pay for a repair.

 

[blueroom]

About $140 CDn for a Superdrive replacement at the Genius bar. Cheaper just to get an external DVD drive.

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About $140 CDn for a Superdrive replacement at the Genius bar. Cheaper just to get an external DVD drive or an AppleTV and rent the movie.

 

[Voca]

So I just bought an early 2011 13" Macbook Pro (a new-to-me kind of thing) from my brother-in-law. I tried to play a DVD and it takes the DVD, but then there is some buzzing/grinding (not the best word, but it's all I got) and then it spits the DVD back out without anything happening. It seems like it cannot spin the disc. I tried seveal DVDs and it happened to them all.



I put Mavericks on the machine. My BIL put in 8 GB RAM and a 1 TB hard drive before I bought it.



Thoughts?

If you are a little handy and have the right tools, you can do it yourself.
http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MacBook+Pro+13-Inch+Unibody+Early+2011+Optical+Drive+Replacement/5122

The drive you can get off of eBay for about $40.