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Very happy with it!
By Kathy Parsons on Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2014
The internal CD/DVD drive in my iMac (four years old) quit on me. I review a LOT of music, and most of it still comes to me on discs, so being without a player was not an option. This one came highly recommended, and I can see why. It installed perfectly and easily and worked great right out of the box. It takes very little space on my very crowded desk, so I keep it close to my keyboard where it's handy at all times. My only complaint is that I can't get the player to eject the discs using the eject button or with a keyboard command. I have to drag the icon on my desktop to the trash and then it will eject. It's not a major issue, but a small annoyance. My new MacBook Pro doesn't have an internal disc drive, so I can see that I'll probably be using this external drive with that computer as well (or buy a second one - at this reasonable price, that's definitely do-able!). I've burned a few CDs with it to listen to in the car, and so far it's flawless in that regard. I also used it to install new tax software (GROAN!!!), and it did that job perfectly as well. So, other than the ejecting issue, I love this drive! UPDATE: I'm not sure what I was doing wrong before, but using the eject command is working now. I've been using this player very regularly for several months now and have had no problems. Great little addition and I recommend it!
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20 people found this helpful
Misleading product description
By Buster Buster on Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2014
The Q&A included in the product description says essentially that this CD/DVD drive is just like the Apple CD/DVD player/burner that used to be built into the Mac Pro. Not true. Before buying this drive be aware of two things: The media tray must be activated by pushing a button on the front of the unit. You cannot access the tray by pushing the eject key on your keyboard. Also, once the tray is open, you cannot simply drop the media into the tray and push the eject button on your keyboard to pull the media into the the player/burner. Instead, you must snap the media into place onto a flimsy mechanism, so flimsy you can't help but wonder if it's going to break. And when you want to take the media out, again you have to press a button on the front of the player/burner to eject and again snap the media out of the tray, again wondering if the mechanism is going to break. All of this is contrary to the claim that this burner/player is JUST LIKE the Apple player it's supposed to mimic. I specifically returned a Samsung player in exchange for this player. The return was because the Samsung player operated just as I found out the new device works. Deciding to make the change was based on the description for this player, a description that is absolutely misleading, at best. Needless to say I will be returning the isecond drive too. And because of the two bad experiences I've had on Amazon regarding CD player/burners I am going to go to the local Apple store and buy Apple's external drive. The cost is no higher than the Amazon price and I can see it and query the salesperson before buying. I don't blame Amazon for this confusion and misleading product description. But I do think the sellers should be required to provide absolutely accurate descriptions of their products or be banned from selling on Amazon altogether. If you want a drive that operates identically to an Apple drive, get an Apple drive. There is one available on Amazon that's highly rated. Enough said? Enough said.
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