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Q: 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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  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Apr 6, 2014 9:15 AM in response to psnikon
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    Apr 6, 2014 9:15 AM in response to psnikon

    psnikon wrote:

     

    I think you'll agree that Thunderbolt is the Firewire 800 of the current era.  I remember being told how great Firewire 800 was and having to wait for the drives to start showing up. 

    Start here, it's a long list, drives, enclosures, video, audio, just about everything (except mice and keyboards)

     


    My first Mac was futuristic; it had SCSI!  Find a SCSI drive today?  Nope.  None of my first few Macs had USB or Firewire.  They relied on SCSI.  You might remember that SCSI was faster than USB v.1.  That didn't save it.  Firewire 800 was great.  You can still find drives in the stores in this format...  I forsee people having this same discussion in a few years when Apple unveils its next failure.

     

    SCSI drives are still available, and they still tend to be the most expensive, as well as slower than Sata drives but you can buy one if you want

     

    As for FW not being supported any more, that is complete nonsense.

  • by psnikon,

    psnikon psnikon Apr 6, 2014 9:18 AM in response to Csound1
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    Apr 6, 2014 9:18 AM in response to Csound1

    There's more, but check out these reviews in the Apple Store: http://store.apple.com/us/reviews/MD464ZM/A/apple-thunderbolt-to-firewire-adapte r?rs=mostUseful

  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Apr 6, 2014 9:22 AM in response to psnikon
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    Apr 6, 2014 9:22 AM in response to psnikon

    Thunderbolt is Intel technology

     

    FireWire was developed by the IEEE P1394 Working Group, largely driven by contributions from Apple, although major contributions were also made by engineers from Texas Instruments, Sony, Digital Equipment Corporation, IBM, and INMOS/SGS Thomson (now STMicroelectronics).

    psnikon wrote:

     

    Did you read this before you posted?  Apple doesn't control the market?  Who thunk up Thunderbolt?  Firewire 800?  Apple.  Thats who.

    You are a bit of a fantasist.

     

    What's the next one?

  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Apr 6, 2014 9:23 AM in response to psnikon
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    Apr 6, 2014 9:23 AM in response to psnikon

    psnikon wrote:

     

    There's more, but check out these reviews in the Apple Store: http://store.apple.com/us/reviews/MD464ZM/A/apple-thunderbolt-to-firewire-adapte r?rs=mostUseful

    They work fine for me, if you can't take the risk involved in buying one and returning it in the case that it does not work I am sorry for you.

  • by britny,

    britny britny Apr 6, 2014 9:27 AM in response to Csound1
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    Apr 6, 2014 9:27 AM in response to Csound1

    i bought four macs last year. very pleased with them. all of them have built in optical drives. and firewire. (please note i did not say new macs)

  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Apr 6, 2014 9:32 AM in response to Csound1
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    Apr 6, 2014 9:32 AM in response to Csound1

    britny wrote:

     

    i bought four macs last year. very pleased with them. all of them have built in optical drives. and firewire. (please note i did not say new macs)

    Yes I know they are not new Macs, I am glad you are happy with them, It makes perfect sense to buy the Mac that has the features you want.

  • by psnikon,

    psnikon psnikon Apr 6, 2014 9:33 AM in response to britny
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    Apr 6, 2014 9:33 AM in response to britny

    Brilliant!  Thank you.  Problem solved.

  • by Hemlaw,

    Hemlaw Hemlaw Apr 6, 2014 9:53 AM in response to Csound1
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    Apr 6, 2014 9:53 AM in response to Csound1

    Csound1 On the meridian 

     

       Apr 6, 2014 10:08 AM    (in response to Hemlaw) 

    Hemlaw wrote:

     

    My employees don't care if the computer industry has "decreased dependence" on optical media.  My customers if the computer industry has "decreased dependence" on optical media.

    Two choices then, buy an external drive, don't buy a new Mac

     

    Which will it be?

     

     

    Like I said, that "My way or the highway" attitude put Apple in the ditch before. 

     

    It was on the brink of bankruptcy, actually.  If some of the same attitudes on display here are also at work in corporate Apple, it will be déja vu all over again.

  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Apr 6, 2014 9:56 AM in response to Hemlaw
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    Apr 6, 2014 9:56 AM in response to Hemlaw

    Then you will have to wait in the hope that this old technology gets put back, or buy something other than a new Mac.

     

    It's not an attitude, it's a fact, something you seem to have trouble with.

  • by psnikon,

    psnikon psnikon Apr 6, 2014 10:02 AM in response to Hemlaw
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    Apr 6, 2014 10:02 AM in response to Hemlaw

    I remember Apple stock selling for about $12 a share.  Of course Steve Jobs wasn't around.  Hey... Wait a minute...

  • by psnikon,

    psnikon psnikon Apr 6, 2014 10:05 AM in response to psnikon
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    Apr 6, 2014 10:05 AM in response to psnikon

    I guess some people are accepting of problems and others can discuss them without resorting to insults.  That's sad...

  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Apr 6, 2014 10:05 AM in response to psnikon
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    Apr 6, 2014 10:05 AM in response to psnikon

    psnikon wrote:

     

    I remember Apple stock selling for about $12 a share.  Of course Steve Jobs wasn't around.  Hey... Wait a minute...

    He's not around now, and the stock is over $530 per share.

     

    Not a very consistent connection there.

  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Apr 6, 2014 10:06 AM in response to psnikon
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    Apr 6, 2014 10:06 AM in response to psnikon

    psnikon wrote:

     

    I guess some people are accepting of problems and others can discuss them without resorting to insults.  That's sad...

    Post a link to a post that you were insulted in please

  • by psnikon,

    psnikon psnikon Apr 6, 2014 3:27 PM in response to Csound1
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    Apr 6, 2014 3:27 PM in response to Csound1

    I'm sure over $530 is very comforting to those who paid over $570 in the recent past...

  • by psnikon,

    psnikon psnikon Apr 6, 2014 3:32 PM in response to Csound1
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    Apr 6, 2014 3:32 PM in response to Csound1

    No.  I'm not going to post links to your replies.  Just have a look at anything you wrote that is directed against someone personally.  This discussion is not addressed to you.  You should stop acting like it is so.  This is a discussion of Apple, its products, and its policies; not about what Csound1 thinks about everything Apple.

     

    I'm asking that you stop speaking about me and confine future remarks to Apple or Apple products.  If you don't, I'll report you.

     

    Thanks.

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