Comments on: MacBook Pro Slot Drive Is Finicky – It was the CD-R Brand After All http://joelmarcey.com/2008/12/22/macbook-pro-slot-drive-is-finicky-it-was-the-cd-r-brand-after-all/ Being Self-Employed, Technology, Raising Kids, Life's Journey Wed, 21 Jul 2010 01:40:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Joel Marcey http://joelmarcey.com/2008/12/22/macbook-pro-slot-drive-is-finicky-it-was-the-cd-r-brand-after-all/comment-page-1/#comment-264 Joel Marcey Sat, 17 Jan 2009 19:01:39 +0000 http://joelmarcey.com/?p=182#comment-264 Hi Anchit, Thanks for the comment. Well, in the end, the brand of CD-R ended up being a red herring. In the end all I needed was a CD cleaner. I wrote an updated blog post: <a href="http://joelmarcey.com/2009/01/05/macbook-pro-superdrive-burn-problems-update-fixed-with-laser-lens-cleaner/" rel="nofollow">http://joelmarcey.com/2009/01/05/macbook-pro-superdrive-burn-problems-update-fixed-with-laser-lens-cleaner/</a> Hi Anchit,

Thanks for the comment.

Well, in the end, the brand of CD-R ended up being a red herring. In the end all I needed was a CD cleaner. I wrote an updated blog post:

http://joelmarcey.com/2009/01/05/macbook-pro-superdrive-burn-problems-update-fixed-with-laser-lens-cleaner/

]]> By: Anchit Panchal http://joelmarcey.com/2008/12/22/macbook-pro-slot-drive-is-finicky-it-was-the-cd-r-brand-after-all/comment-page-1/#comment-262 Anchit Panchal Sat, 17 Jan 2009 17:00:36 +0000 http://joelmarcey.com/?p=182#comment-262 holy crap! i had the EXACT same issue with sony and memorex cd-rs! and my local apple store did the SAME THING with the staples branded cd-r! boy was that a shock to me...cheaper media is BETTER for the superdrive than more expensive media! strangely, most of my audio cds that ive burned using itunes have had staticky/hissy noises towards the end of the tracks (last few tracks per disc). this happens to most, if not all of my MANY brands of cd-rs. this will be the third time ive gotten the superdrive replaced (1st was an updated matshita drive, 2nd was HL-ST whatever, and the 3rd, which i sent to applecare, is coming back to me on monday). if it happens again (which im sure it will), im getting rid of it. my mbp is a phenominal machine, but if it cant do a simple task like burn an audio cd, then it really is no good. holy crap! i had the EXACT same issue with sony and memorex cd-rs! and my local apple store did the SAME THING with the staples branded cd-r! boy was that a shock to me…cheaper media is BETTER for the superdrive than more expensive media!

strangely, most of my audio cds that ive burned using itunes have had staticky/hissy noises towards the end of the tracks (last few tracks per disc). this happens to most, if not all of my MANY brands of cd-rs.

this will be the third time ive gotten the superdrive replaced (1st was an updated matshita drive, 2nd was HL-ST whatever, and the 3rd, which i sent to applecare, is coming back to me on monday). if it happens again (which im sure it will), im getting rid of it. my mbp is a phenominal machine, but if it cant do a simple task like burn an audio cd, then it really is no good.

]]> By: A Life of Constant Flux » Blog Archive » MacBook Pro SuperDrive Burn Problems Update: Fixed with Laser Lens Cleaner!?! http://joelmarcey.com/2008/12/22/macbook-pro-slot-drive-is-finicky-it-was-the-cd-r-brand-after-all/comment-page-1/#comment-223 A Life of Constant Flux » Blog Archive » MacBook Pro SuperDrive Burn Problems Update: Fixed with Laser Lens Cleaner!?! Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:03:26 +0000 http://joelmarcey.com/?p=182#comment-223 [...] is an update to my fun (and more fun) with my MacBook Pro optical [...] [...] is an update to my fun (and more fun) with my MacBook Pro optical [...]

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