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Jolly Roger  
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 More options Oct 31 2009, 11:11 pm
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc, comp.sys.mac.system, comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc
From: Jolly Roger <jollyro...@pobox.com>
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:11:10 -0500
Local: Sat, Oct 31 2009 11:11 pm
Subject: Re: Internal Optical Drive iMac Intel
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In article <1j8gozn.13ucaod1mizl82N%nos...@see.signature>,
 nos...@see.signature (Richard Maine) wrote:

> Jolly Roger <jollyro...@pobox.com> wrote:

> > In article <hcidnf01...@news5.newsguy.com>,
> >  J.J. O'Shea <try.not...@but.see.sig> wrote:

> > > >> The optical drive on one of my iMacs has decided to go tits-up.
> ...
> > Why go through Apple when you can do it yourself much cheaper? OWC sells
> > replacement SuperDrives for Mac minis for $88:

> > <http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/mac-mini/superdrive/>

> Note he said iMac. While it might be the same drive (I didn't check, but
> it is likely), replacing the drive in an iMac isn't entirely trivial.
> Doable, but not trivial. I did open up one of my iMacs once, but I'd be
> hesitant to recommend it to someone else who wasn't already confident
> about it (i.e. anyone who would need a recommendation from me.)

> I've opened up minis a few times (mostly to upgrade ram); it's easier.

My bad. For some reason I read "Mac mini".  You're right - it's a bit
harder with an iMac, but definitely not impossible.

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