Seriously is there any good reason for them not to include the Super Drive on every model of computer they sale?
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Why won't Apple do away with the Combo Drive?
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It's for the same reason they're dropping firewire- it costs money that they don't need to spend.
Umm where are they dropping FW besides the iPod? Firewire can't be dropped unless Apple wants to lose their video production market.
They dropped FW from the 5G iPod
Yes, I did say that. FW on the iPod really isn't needed because USB is much faster now than it was in 2001 plus not having the FW chip saves some space.
Dropping firewire? I have purchase several mac's recently (MacPro, Mini, MBP) and they all have firewire. What are you talking about?
Gives people a choice.
If people were forced to get a Superdrive (especially edu customers), they'd go nuts and Apple would lose sales.
If people were forced to get a Superdrive (especially edu customers), they'd go nuts and Apple would lose sales.
Apple probably has huge piles of the things in their stockpiled inventory, which they bought for $0.75 per unit. By the time that runs out, they will be getting Superdrives for $1.50 and just use those instead.
I sure wish they would get rid of combo drives. That's really the only thing that would stop me from buying the low end MacBook and/or Mac mini. Of course, I guess that's why they do it...
When people say "I would buy if only... " I generally suspect they would not. What they would do is move on to: if only... it had more than 512MB of RAM, a bigger HD, a 4 MB cache, a bigger screen, a smaller screen, a matte screen, a better graphics card, higher performance, lower price, etc., etc.
I used to buy computers by the score and I appreciated not having to pay for things I didn't need. What the complainers really wish is that Apple would give them free features they don't value enough to pay for. It is not a bad wish but reality is excepting that often you have to make compromises.
They'll drop the Combo drives when they start offering the higher end Ultra Drives with Blu Ray capabilities.
Because not everybody needs a superdrive.
That's reason #1.
I have one, but that's because I bought the high-end mini. Not for the drive, but because I needed the extra 200 or so MHz, and the larger hard drive. Super Drive, I could do without Read-write cd's and read DVDs is all I need. The combo drive does that, does it not?
That's reason #1.
I have one, but that's because I bought the high-end mini. Not for the drive, but because I needed the extra 200 or so MHz, and the larger hard drive. Super Drive, I could do without Read-write cd's and read DVDs is all I need. The combo drive does that, does it not?
No, actually, that really is all that stops me from buying a low-end MacBook or Mac mini. I don't care about HD or RAM especially since those are upgradeable anyway. I don't play games so the graphics card doesn't matter to me. Seriously, a low-end MacBook would be perfect for me except that I do need to burn DVDs often. I wouldn't complain at all if Apple made it a $45 BTO upgrade instead of forcing me to pay for a bunch of other upgrades just to get a built-in SupderDrive.
Not every one wants or needs a superdrive.
When i got my PB I specifically chose the combo model with the extra VRAM option.
When I need to burn DVD's I use my external laCie drive to burn them faster that the Superdrive and I find it less moody with different brands of disks.
When i got my PB I specifically chose the combo model with the extra VRAM option.
When I need to burn DVD's I use my external laCie drive to burn them faster that the Superdrive and I find it less moody with different brands of disks.
Wow, the price difference on these can buy Steve a nice weekend blast in Vegas. Why use $1.50 drives when Apple can just put in the then $0.50 combo drives instead?
FW400 is actually a lot faster than USB2.0. Even though USB2.0 has the higher transfer rate on paper, FW400 is able to sustain a higher rate while USB2.0's speed fluctuates. I'd give anything for the iPods to have FW again...
Too many dead ipods because they are very sensative (the FW ports) I have seen numerous dud ipods simply by plugging them into a dodgy PC firewire port. USB is more resiliant.
And that there is my point.
The whole I dont need a superdrive point is crippled when Apple pairs the combo drive with the weakest model in the lineup.
There are no stock configurations with the best options plus a combo drive.
You either have to pay more to just get the drive even if you dont need the extra ram, processor, or hard drive. Or you get a superdrive you dont supposedly need in order to get a better processor, more ram, or a bigger hard drive. It really is a matter of upselling rather than "for consumers who supposedly dont need a super drive"