Where did my CD slot go on my new Mac OS Catalina?

Bought a new Mac with OS Catalina but discovered there was no side slot to put in my CDs. Am very annoyed and if I cked it at the store, I might not have bothered buying it!! The CDs I use are not the fun music ones but for dr reports including xrays. So now what! Have to pay more money for external CD?? Help!

Posted on May 3, 2020 2:59 PM

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Posted on May 3, 2020 3:02 PM

Unfortunately, iMacs have not had internal DVD/CD drives for about 8 years. Your choices are to purchase an external drive that is USB3 compatible or return the iMac and purchase a computer that has internal drives. Not the answer you were hoping for sorry.

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Jun 1, 2020 11:46 AM in response to ACnotech

I feel your pain. With the advent of 1000 year lifetime M-Disc, we are now required to put a lot of our data on optical media. My brand new $11,000 Mac Pro has no optical drive. We are using the unit below. It works perfectly with OS 10.15, Catalina.


https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/MR3UBDRW14/


Other than being a customer, I have no financial relationship with the above company.

Jun 1, 2020 12:08 PM in response to ACnotech

Jeff Donald Said:

"Bought a new Mac with OS Catalina but discovered there was no side slot to put in my CDs. Am very annoyed and if I cked it at the store, I might not have bothered buying it!! The CDs I use are not the fun music ones but for dr reports including xrays. So now what! Have to pay more money for external CD?? Help!"

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Jun 1, 2020 12:51 PM in response to TheLittles

Steve Jobs > Quotes ...


“Some people say, "Give the customers what they want." But that's not my approach. Our job is to figure out what they're going to want before they do. I think Henry Ford once said, "If I'd asked customers what they wanted, they would have told me, 'A faster horse!'" People don't know what they want until you show it to them. That's why I never rely on market research. Our task is to read things that are not yet on the page.”


Jun 1, 2020 1:58 PM in response to BDAqua

This is a bit off the subject, but Henry Ford DID NOT continue to know what the public wanted. He kept churning out Model T's way too long until it became clear that G.M. was beating his sox off. Then he finally rushed to come out with the Model A. And Steve Jobs also, like Henry Ford, allowed his rather massive ego to get in the way of some prudent decisions. Everyone is fallible at some times (except, of course, me).

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