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Those Darned Mini-Discs.... The Mac-Killer?
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Oh yeah...don't go sticking one of those in your slot-loader. You'll be lucky to get it back out...tilting the laptop and shaking it can sometimes work, but it's not really an advisable procedure.
bobber205 said:
They kill the CD/DVD slot loding drives, but not the macs themselves.
Don't put mini CD's in your slot-loading macs!
Won't the new Nintendo Wii be able to "eat" both regular sized discs and small discs of the Gamecube? I wonder how that is, and why Apple aren't using similar drives yet. I assume cost would be the most likely answer...but the possibility is apparently there for a slot loading drive to be compatible with different sized discs.
Um.
Originality, style, class.
Mini disks... not many peopel use them, and bigger disks hold more info.
Originality, style, class.
Mini disks... not many peopel use them, and bigger disks hold more info.
well they are slot loading vs. the system where you place the disk in aproprite place. It would be impossible engineering task, (or nearly anyway) to have both regular size and the small 80mm disk. i think its 80mm anyway.
the way the wii, (thats fun to say... wii) can support both is becuase its not slot loading.
the way the wii, (thats fun to say... wii) can support both is becuase its not slot loading.
Nate4747 said:
I've only seen speculation. Slot-loading drives work by having rollers grasping the edges of the disc to suck it in. I guess they could be spaces close enough together to grasp the smaller discs while still being on spring allowing them to expand to the full size when a regular disc is inserted. I think it's a custom Nintendo innovation...hopefully it will appear in all slot-loading drives in the near future.
How often do most people even use mini disks? I've only used one once ever on my computer (not a mac of course!).
Nate4747 said:
Do you have a link? They announced last week that it would be $250 or less...lots of people were thinking it would come in at $199, so $250 isn't exactly great news.
It was on the front page at Digg, the story is from Yahoo.WildCowboy said:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20060526/bs_nf/43564
And 250 is great news!
Nate4747 said:
Ah, read the comments on Digg...the article is wrong. It's still "no more than $250"...so there's still hope for $199.
yeah a local computer store here has a big note with their blank mini-disk "Do not put Mini-CDRs into Slot Loading disk drives (EG: Apple Computers) as they may become stuck"
It was announced that the Wii will debut under $250 in the U.S. and ¥25,000 in Japan.
The Gamecube debuted in Japan in 2001 for ¥25,000. The U.S. Price for the Gamecube was $199.99.
If history means anything, the Wii will be $199.99.
The Gamecube debuted in Japan in 2001 for ¥25,000. The U.S. Price for the Gamecube was $199.99.
If history means anything, the Wii will be $199.99.
WildCowboy said:
I know the current exchange would be $225. However they are not going to debut at $224.99. The price will be $199.99 regardless of exchange rates.
Consoles are always cheaper in the U.S. compared to rest of the world. They surely won't be equal launch prices, so it will in effect be "under $225" based on the press release, which logically leaves $199.99.
kevin.rivers said:
Oh yes...I completely agree with you. I would expect it to launch at $199 as well. I just wanted to point out that past history has to take into account the exchange rates...you knew that but weren't explicit about it. Just clarifying things...I like to be tidy.
Now that we've completely hijacked a thread on mini CDs...oh well...