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grandfield Author

Level 1

1 points

No DVD drive in new iMac ???

So I have just completely upgraded my 15 years of home movies on DVD over the last year.

I converted video, old DVDs and used imovie to make great copies for all the family.

I just learned that if I get a new imac from Dec 2012, they have no DVD drive ?

What ?

If its true, then I need to buy into some device that can play and burn them for the next years.

Yep, Apple have a vision, but I cannot see it and I am 50.

In 180 months , when I am 65, I wont care about the visons of Apple.

But i will care about the memories on the discs and as Apple dont let on why they restrict the continuation or stop the use or anyone else using aformat that quite honestly is massively serviceable today and will be for some years.

Glad I dint chucj out the old dell and also, I will going fire her up to play my movies and memories. Steve Jobs is pictured on some of those DVDs, guess the new guys wanted to move on pretty fast from that era too !

Hmmm, now where is the off button, I need to do some exercise and get real again !

see ya

iMac (27-inch Mid 2011)

Posted on Oct 23, 2012 3:19 PM

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Klaus1

Level 9

52,811 points

Posted on Oct 23, 2012 3:30 PM

Just do what I will be doing: don't buy a new iMac! 👿

With no Firewire you won't be able to connect your video camera either!

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Jan 7, 2013 6:40 PM in response to Jeff Nitschke

All, I am saying is that "I" don't find it that inconvenient to use my external superdrive. But, that is just my situation and / or opinion.

zBernie2

Level 1

34 points

Jan 7, 2013 6:40 PM in response to Jeff Nitschke

Thank you for making my point. Now make sure you go off on a tangent with your other buddies to dilute this thread even further.

zBernie2

Level 1

34 points

Jan 7, 2013 6:42 PM in response to Jeff Nitschke

Fair enough. Some may not need an optical drive at all. But the vast majority of people in this thread and several other threads all do use the optical drive a great deal, and think it was premature of apple to eliminate it.

Jan 7, 2013 6:43 PM in response to zBernie2

So, do others opinions only count if they agree with your own opinion?

Jan 7, 2013 6:44 PM in response to zBernie2

People said that about the floppy several years back. Said Apple was going to go BK because they killed the floppy drive.

Jan 7, 2013 6:44 PM in response to Jeff Nitschke

LOL so do I actually 😁

Jan 7, 2013 6:47 PM in response to zBernie2

I didn't realize what we were talking about was off topic? My apologies.

Jan 7, 2013 6:48 PM in response to thespiritedguy

I am assuming you are refering to the "twaddle, claptrap, balderdash" & not the floppy.

But, I could be wrong "it's happened before"

zBernie2

Level 1

34 points

Jan 7, 2013 6:49 PM in response to Jeff Nitschke

The floppy drive analogy does not work in the case of the optical drive. There are still many $billions in music, movies, and software sales. And the optical drive serves many more purposes than the floppy drive ever did. It's also still widly used in the business, medical, and scientific fields for various purposes. No, the optical drive has may applications, and will for years to come.

Jan 7, 2013 6:53 PM in response to zBernie2

It's also still widly used in the business, medical, and scientific fields for various purposes.

And the floppy wasn't?

zBernie2

Level 1

34 points

Jan 7, 2013 6:55 PM in response to Jeff Nitschke

No, they never used the floppy to transfer X-rays or MRI imaging data. As I said the optical drive has many more applications than the floppy did.

Jan 7, 2013 6:56 PM in response to David M Brewer

I love it when people go out and spend a lot of money on HD TVs and HD cameras and burn the video onto a SD format like DVD.

Cable companies don't even deliver in HD.

Jan 7, 2013 6:58 PM in response to zBernie2

Alot of that is being done in the cloud these days & pushed directly to doctors tablet's or other mobile computing devices.

Jan 7, 2013 6:59 PM in response to David M Brewer

Hey, man watch it I like 480p.

Jan 7, 2013 7:02 PM in response to Jeff Nitschke

I sometimes upload to youtube at 480p but, I usualy upload at 720p and above

No DVD drive in new iMac ???