New Apple iMac is shite

[corkpunter]

DVD's, CD's, BluRay's etc are dead technologies. All is being delivered via the web. I'm sorry If you believe you need a DVD drive going forward, but then you are going to be in a minority, physical media is dying.

Tough, but that is the way it is.

[corkpunter]

Yes if u want word and open office is not enough for you, have to buy office for mac!
If its one user for one computer 120$ family 3computers 150$ exactly the same price than windows platform
http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/...ompare_OHS_CTA

Uhm no. Apple provides iWork which has pages, keynote and numbers with every new Mac. Whether those satisfies your needs for spreadsheets etc is a different story.

[JohnRambo]

I think Lilian to be fair mosts people use USB sticks for their storage of data and media, I know I do anyway, disks are and can be a right pain in the arse.

[Lilian]

DVD's, CD's, BluRay's etc are dead technologies. All is being delivered via the web. I'm sorry If you believe you need a DVD drive going forward, but then you are going to be in a minority, physical media is dying.

Tough, but that is the way it is.

Some people DO need an DVD drive to work with older medias , call me backward , but I need it !

[City Gent]

Some people DO need an DVD drive to work with older medias , call me backward , but I need it !

I can't honestly remember the last time I used a DVD drive, corkpunter is correct it's a dying media.


CG

[TiffanyTees]

Ive always been a windows lass but since I got the iPad ,then followed by a macbook air

I am converted love mac now .

Agree with the guys dont really need a cd drive love it less weight and bulk

love Tiff x

[Dub Lad]

Who uses a DVD drive these days?

To watch DVDs you know people who walk into HMV and pick up a DVD not illegally downloads movies but buy the actual DVD yeh?? Well you can take those DVDs and play them on a laptop with a DVD drive....

[Dub Lad]

The new Apple iMac is a case of pay more and get less ! No firewire , only 2 usb and NO DVD DRIVE , what where they thinking !!!!
Pretty but useless ....
Sooooo disappointed !

Hi Lillian

/wave

The only solution for you really is to maybe pick up a second hand USB External DVD drive

Argos still have some
http://www.argos.ie/webapp/wcs/store...d0wg264Io%253d

Also you can look up Adverts.ie you might get a second hand one.

I have a 10 year old PC running windows XP and I use Zip discs 100mB!!! back then there was your floppy at 3.5mb so 100mb was a huge deal sadly the Iomega zip discs never took off

[mer]

i always use disks cause i download movies and burn them to the disc and then play them on my dvd player and on the big screen cause its better than watching on your laptop so yes in short i need a dvd drive

[Dub Lad]

i always use disks cause i download movies and burn them to the disc and then play them on my dvd player and on the big screen cause its better than watching on your laptop so yes in short i need a dvd drive

Mer my friend! you might consider investing in an Iomega screenplay player, what is this you ask?!? well think of it as an external hardrive you can connect it to your laptop and put movies on it, now take it and you can conect it to your tv and voila you have your movies, no need to burn dvds etc.

Also you can leave by your telly as a regular player, it even comes with a remote control and everything!!

You can also take a usb stick put movies on it from your laptop, take the stick and stick into the player and you can watch movies from that too, no need to lug the player to and from your laptop.