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DVD Drive in Macbook

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  • 01-09-2016 11:17pm
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    TCDStudent1
    Registered Users Posts: 3,018 ✭✭✭


    Are there any macbooks currently on the market that have a DVD drive? I am aware that DVD drives are getting less & less fashionable, but I still like to have the capability of watching a DVD in my machine! As far as I can see, its not possible but maybe I am missing something


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    MiskyBoyy
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    If it's any use to you, you can get pretty slim USB powered ones: http://www.pcworld.ie/Product/liteon-slim-ebau108-external-usb-dvd-writer/316786/402.5.0


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    Alanstrainor
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    Apple somehow still sells a non-retina macbook pro. It's awful. It's horrendously expensive, and it's something straight out of 2010. But it has a DVD drive. But that's all it has going for it. Somehow that piece of crap costs €1299. You'd be far better off buying a Dell laptop for 600 and giving 700 to charity over getting the Apple.

    I do like the Macbook Pro Retina laptops, but they are very long in the tooth at this point and are poor value for money. If I were you, I'd seriously consider just how much you really need the DVD drive, you might be surprised how little you actually would use it!

    Here's a link to the Apple laptop with DVD:

    http://www.pcworld.ie/Product/apple-macbook-pro-13/311159/396.1.1

    4GB of RAM, 5th gen i5 processor (we're just about onto 7th gen processors now), low resolution screen, HDD instead of SSD. Just terrible.

    Did I mention how terrible that laptop is???


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    TCDStudent1
    Registered Users Posts: 3,018 ✭✭✭TCDStudent1


    Alanstrainor wrote: »
    Apple somehow still sells a non-retina macbook pro. It's awful. It's horrendously expensive, and it's something straight out of 2010. But it has a DVD drive. But that's all it has going for it. Somehow that piece of crap costs €1299. You'd be far better off buying a Dell laptop for 600 and giving 700 to charity over getting the Apple.

    I do like the Macbook Pro Retina laptops, but they are very long in the tooth at this point and are poor value for money. If I were you, I'd seriously consider just how much you really need the DVD drive, you might be surprised how little you actually would use it!

    Normally I would go for something like a Dell laptop, but this time I have to get the Mac for different reasons. I do use the DVD drive on my current windows laptop though :-( Aah well, maybe I will just go for the external DVD drive that was posted above.

    Thanks so much for your help.


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    Alanstrainor
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    TCDStudent1 wrote: »
    Normally I would go for something like a Dell laptop, but this time I have to get the Mac for different reasons. I do use the DVD drive on my current windows laptop though :-( Aah well, maybe I will just go for the external DVD drive that was posted above.

    Thanks so much for your help.

    I'd recommend going the external drive route to be honest! Or look into netflix or other streaming alternatives to watch tv shows or movies!


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