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external dvd/cd drive for my imac

hey,

hopefully someone will be able to help me out with this little problem. after like 2.5-3 years my imac's dvd/cd drive has stopped reading disks. i'll insert the disc and it'll act like it's trying to read it and then after about 30 seconds to a minute it'll spit the disc back out. i'm definitely out of warranty and wanted to know if anyone could recommend a new external dvd/cd drive(?) or burner(?) or whatever it is i actually need to be able to play, upload, and burn dvds and cds. i'd rather not have a new internal drive installed and i'd prefer to just buy an external.

sorry if i sound computer illiterate with this post but for the most part i really am. thanks again for anyone that can help me out.

imac G5, Mac OS X (10.5)

Posted on Mar 21, 2009 8:55 AM

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Apr 24, 2009 8:01 PM in response to Ian Bickerstaffe

Ian, I have the same problem with my Superdrive as the other person who wrote. I'm also looking for an external CD/DVD drive, but have a question. If ever my iMac runs into an emergency and I need to boot it with the emergency disc or return it to factory settings, would I be able to use the external drive to do all that?

I'm assuming it would be able to boot the computer if I needed it to - correct?

external dvd/cd drive for my imac

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