No Dual layer dvd driver on Macbook. Not standard, not even optional
So, everyone seems to wait for the new version of macbook and macbook pro.
Everyone expects something from the new machine: more ram, greater hd, merom cpu etc.
My concern is about dvd drive. It still remains single layer dvd burners.
I thinks that this should change. Pc laptops have dual layer for a couple of years now.
What about apple?s?
Is it so difficult to a company that has revolutionary technology to provide their customers with something that should be standard? We reach 2007 and dual layer is not even an option for someone that wants to upgrade mb or mbp. I want one and I cannot have it!
Do you think that the new mbp-mb will have dual layer drives? Any related information?
Everyone expects something from the new machine: more ram, greater hd, merom cpu etc.
My concern is about dvd drive. It still remains single layer dvd burners.
I thinks that this should change. Pc laptops have dual layer for a couple of years now.
What about apple?s?
Is it so difficult to a company that has revolutionary technology to provide their customers with something that should be standard? We reach 2007 and dual layer is not even an option for someone that wants to upgrade mb or mbp. I want one and I cannot have it!
Do you think that the new mbp-mb will have dual layer drives? Any related information?
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So, everyone seems to wait for the new version of macbook and macbook pro.
Everyone expects something from the new machine: more ram, greater hd, merom cpu etc.
My concern is about dvd drive. It still remains single layer dvd burners.
I thinks that this should change. Pc laptops have dual layer for a couple of years now.
What about apple?s?
Is it so difficult to a company that has revolutionary technology to provide their customers with something that should be standard? We reach 2007 and dual layer is not even an option for someone that wants to upgrade mb or mbp. I want one and I cannot have it!
Do you think that the new mbp-mb will have dual layer drives? Any related information?
for the mbp's the issue is the thickness of the mbp itself (too thin for the then-current dl dvd burners), the macbook is 0.14 cm thicker, perhaps at some point it will go dl, tho not before the mbp, i'd say. the 17" mbp has a dl burner, btw.
imo, while the cost of dl media is still so high, there's not much point for a consumer to have a dl burner, and that's why it might not be a priority for apple atm. i use them at work in authoring, but i've only used the drive in my pismo for dl burning a couple of times - can't really justify the price of the media.
So, everyone seems to wait for the new version of macbook and macbook pro.
Everyone expects something from the new machine: more ram, greater hd, merom cpu etc.
My concern is about dvd drive. It still remains single layer dvd burners.
I thinks that this should change. Pc laptops have dual layer for a couple of years now.
What about apple’s?
Is it so difficult to a company that has revolutionary technology to provide their customers with something that should be standard? We reach 2007 and dual layer is not even an option for someone that wants to upgrade mb or mbp. I want one and I cannot have it!
Do you think that the new mbp-mb will have dual layer drives? Any related information?
• The MacBook Pro (17") has a Dual Layer Drive (http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/specs.html)
• The Powerbook G4 (15.2") had a Dual Layer Drive (http://support.apple.com/specs/power...Layer_SD.html).
• The MacBook Pro (15.4") sucks in that respect; as sennen says I agree that we should expect this to be fixed very soon.
So in conclusion Apple ships (and has shipped) Dual Layer drives for some time (Oct 05 to be exact). The haste in which the 15" MBP was thrown together has meant that as yet, and due to it's form factor, it still has a single layer drive. Remember Apple doesn't use the ubiquitous tray loading drive but rather the neater (but less functional) slot loading drives.
I read a quote the other day (sorry I can't respect the source): "Apple don't innovate; they Perfect" it read. Which is true and they also do it in small steps. Each version of each model steadily iterating towards a "perfect" design.