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The big question is whether the next generation of MacBook Pros will also drop the optical drive or whether they will wait another year or so. The optical driv
by ugh 16y ago
The big question is whether the next generation of MacBook Pros will also drop the optical drive or whether they will wait another year or so.
The optical drive has been very much neglected by Apple: there is no Blu-ray drive in any Mac they sell. Removing all optical drives in the next year or so certainly wouldn’t surprise me. (I actually hope that they will do just that. I’m going to buy a 15" MBP next year and I sure would like it to be a bit lighter and with a somewhat bigger battery.)
- sigzero 16y agoApple doesn't like Blu-ray (at this point in time) so I don't think they are neglecting anything (from their point of view).
- ugh 16y agoLet me put it this way: Apple doesn’t seem to believe that Blu-ray will be a standard storage medium for computer users in the next decade or so like DVDs and CDs were before. That might be the reason why they are not exactly eager to ship their computers with a Blu-ray drive. That assessment rings true to me. I might buy a Blu-ray player for my TV but I don’t think I really need it for my laptop. (I might want to watch something on a Blu-ray disc but I’m actually kind of tired of all that physical media. I bought my last CD 18 months ago and my last DVD something like two years ago. I don’t really know how true that is for the rest of the world, though.)
- allwein 16y agoMy dream MBP is that they drop the optical drive completely, install 128GB of flash for a system drive like the new Airs, and then have an optional 500GB data drive for those who need the additional space. Then they can use all the saved space to either make it lighter or fill it with extra battery (or both!)