Apple Event: May 7th at 7 am PT
I was shocked to discover that the DVD drive has been discontinued from the Mac mini.
We have been using these computers in A/V applications and the DVD drive is an absolute requirement.
Can I add an external DVD drive?
I want to pursue a used Mac mini. How can I determine what is the most recent model made that has a DVD drive?
Try a Windows alternative?
I disagree. Floppies were practically useless after 1994. I certainly didn't miss them. You're comparing a slow 1.44MB against 5GB. I've had Zip 100 & Zip 250 drives.
The built-in super-drive was SUPER! It replaced them all. I refuse to add anymore clutter to my desk. When Apple removes the optical drive from MacBook series, that's it. My apple experience has been more good than bad, but, they are hundreds of PC vendors with a range of hardware options to choose from.
Why buy incomplete hardware?
There was a time when there was an uproar when Apple decided to not include a drive for 3½ floppies
Not from me.
Neither the RIAA nor the MPAA ever doled out a single record or motion picture on a floppy disc.
Over 200 million DVDs and CD's were sold just last year.
Apple want buyers to rely more and more on its own ecosystem. For EVERYTHING.
But hey, at least we've got the Mac Pro.
For now.
gliron wrote:
I disagree. Floppies were practically useless after 1994.
... but, they are hundreds of PC vendors with a range of hardware options to choose from.
Why buy incomplete hardware?
And Dell kept the floppy alive until 2003. What does that tell you?
Anyway, for $79 or less, buying a UDB Superdrive is not a bid deal.
Went to purchase a Mac mini, came back with nothing.
