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- inactive, on 01/17/2008, -37/+537Apple has been acting real funny lately.
- deadbaby, on 01/17/2008, -22/+309There may be a good reason for it. We'll have to wait and see. The most obvious reason is it may not be a standard USB device due to power requirements. I'm not sure how they can spin a disk at 24X and power a laser off 5V. All the slim DVD burners I see on newegg use two USB connectors (2x5V) If Apple had to jigger with USB power specs to make it run off one port then obviously it's not going to work in a standard USB port. That being said, you are the consumer... if you don't like it, don't buy it. There are alternatives.
- elvenseven, on 01/17/2008, -9/+207Don't worry guys, I'm sure Steve Jobs will release a patch fix for
$20. - streetlamp, on 01/17/2008, -46/+240Why would you want to use it anyway if you dont have a macbook air?
God damn you people like to whine. - gothsquirrel, on 01/17/2008, -27/+178Apple is really starting to remind me of Sony with their proprietary crap only working with more of their over priced proprietary crap. I don't like it
- omaryak, on 01/17/2008, -5/+137You know what's really missing is the floppy drive.
- rabidmonkey1, on 01/17/2008, -37/+167Wait a sec, you mean a proprietary system RESTRICTS you into eventually BUYING MORE HARDWARE?!?
NOOOOOOOOOO!!! :O
/is the end sarcasm tag even necessary here? - inactive, on 08/11/2008, -11/+124Since when has making you pay an astronomical price for hardware been considered "acting funny" for Apple?
- brnagi, on 01/17/2008, -41/+153You have to compromise so much for this laptop.
No ethernet port : Buy an adapter from Apple
No DVD Drive : Buy iTunes movie rentals or a Apple Macbook Air Superdrive - fkr3, on 01/17/2008, -10/+109When was Apple's crap ever non-proprietry?
- hexydes, on 01/17/2008, -5/+96Welcome to a taste of what the world would have been like if Apple had won the desktop.
You think you don't like Microsoft... - inactive, on 01/17/2008, -4/+91Answer. Buy another brand of external drive.
- ZeroOrDie, on 01/17/2008, -18/+96Really? I DON'T GIVE A *****.
- The_Larch, on 01/17/2008, -9/+75What are you basing that on? There are tons of bus powered USB CD drives, and a bunch of DVD burners too.
- arbulus, on 01/17/2008, -2/+64Ya think?
- Raian, on 01/17/2008, -2/+61Wow it's starting to feel like the 1980s all over again... without Woz.
- slashbot, on 01/17/2008, -2/+55You must be new here
- JoeDiggsIt, on 01/17/2008, -4/+56Wow, we didn't notice! :O
- ScrabbyDoo, on 01/17/2008, -19/+65Jeezes folks, its because it gets power off one usb cable, only macbook air is built to supply that much power off the usb. That's a feature, less cable clutter. If that's a problem, than just get one of the hundreds external dvd drive that requires a power cable.
God, what a whiny bunch. - TxAggie08, on 01/17/2008, -4/+50Apple has ALWAYS been about proprietary crap for most of their history. The only time they make something non-proprietary is to lock in market share that they will lock down with proprietary crap later.
- djsim, on 01/17/2008, -4/+45The superdrive's not even out yet. How do you have it?
- RubberBinder, on 01/17/2008, -16/+55On a semi-unrelated topic, the people on Digg have acting funny lately as well, Maybe it's just me but it seems like there has been a whole lot more sarcasm floating around recently. =/
- bigsteve, on 01/17/2008, -7/+44Power.
The USB port on the MBAir is more than likely going to be like the USB ports on the new iMacs... double amperage. On the new iMacs, it was done presumably so those USB ports on the keyboard were no longer just for mice. If it instituted an additional check to make sure it was MBAir hardware it was attaching to, it'd only make sense as to avoid unintended glitchy operation.
But lets not let a logical argument get in the way of our ignorance and childishness. Back to our regularly scheduled diggtard hatefest. - Cybie, on 01/17/2008, -6/+42Someone explain to me why'd you WANT to use the MBA's drive on a PC when there are probably other USB burners available cheaper. That said, I agree w/deadbaby about the power issue.
- arch3r, on 01/17/2008, -2/+37Exactly. Why Apple would not include a 5 1/4" floppy is beyond me.
- jskistud7, on 01/17/2008, -16/+50The superdrive requires more power than a normal usb drive will put out. The macbook air's usb port was specifically made to provide the needed increase in power, thus, the superdrive only works with the macbook air. I don't see what the huge controversy is.
- saucedmike, on 01/17/2008, -5/+37touche salesman
- shaka999, on 01/17/2008, -0/+28Give me enough current and I'll move the world with one 5V.
- XStatic, on 01/17/2008, -9/+37Seems a bit rude to me
- brufleth, on 01/17/2008, -1/+27@keyo
MS doesn't control the hardware you run windows on and in fact they work pretty damn hard to make sure it runs on whatever hardware you throw at it. MS and Apple are in completely different playing fields when it comes to hardware vendor lock-in. - Urusai, on 01/17/2008, -5/+29So, basically it's for wireless web browsing. Why do you need a full computer for something like that? Somebody should make a $200 wireless web browser tablet. Heck, even Apple.
- Elranzer, on 01/17/2008, -0/+23Yeah cuz Windows only runs on Microsoft-brand computers...
- JoeDiggsIt, on 01/17/2008, -13/+36The STFU funny.
- wjackson, on 01/17/2008, -13/+36I can't help but recall the reaction to the original iPod when it was announced. All the self-appointed Apple analysts took it upon themselves to give Apple a thorough and comprehensive tongue-lashing at the drop of a hat.
234 Trillion iPods later...
All I'm saying is that we should just sit tight and let this ride out. We can all agree that it's a fantastic looking device, and nothing short of an engineering marvel. Let's leave it at that for a few weeks, shall we? - Ocelot13, on 01/17/2008, -4/+25you people do realize that not everyone has wireless right? some people use their network port and prefer it.
- Kappa00, on 01/17/2008, -2/+21Proud fanboy ^^^^^^
- darkphan, on 01/17/2008, -23/+41Why is this a big deal?
- kamisama, on 01/17/2008, -3/+20It would be more like 1200 $ if apple makes it though.
- Devrdander, on 01/17/2008, -0/+16Then buy the cheaper solution!
- Scyth3, on 01/17/2008, -3/+18http://www.excaliberpc.com/images/582222_8/huge.jp ...
It's the same internals. Asus makes all the components (heh, don't believe me -- check out google) for the Apple laptops, and that is the same "SuperDrive" I purchased for my ultralight, is called a superdrive, and the apple version just features no indention. It also cost me same price, and has a custom USB port for it. - FallenWings, on 01/17/2008, -1/+16***** your ancient floppy *****, I want my Iomega 100 MB Zip Drive.
- fkr3, on 01/17/2008, -1/+16Given the choice between 54 megabit wireless or gigabit ethernet......... just saying if the option's available. Like it is where I'm sitting and in a whole lot of offices I've been in. Plenty of hotels have much better internet on ethernet rather than crap-signal wifi.
- hexydes, on 01/17/2008, -0/+15Yes...MOST new laptops DO have them...
- epu2, on 01/17/2008, -1/+16did you RTFA??
http://www.komplett.co.uk/k/ki.aspx?sku=340156
http://www.freecom.com/ecproduct_detail.asp?ID=173 ...
http://www.komplett.co.uk/k/ki.aspx?sku=329232 - JoeDiggsIt, on 01/17/2008, -33/+47Apple has been sopping on the failsauce with the Air.
- fkr3, on 01/17/2008, -2/+16Yeah... all you've got to do is happen upon someone with an n-flavoured wireless network. Let me know when you find one.
- trvr, on 01/17/2008, -0/+14If that is true, why wouldn't Apple allow these drives to work on any computer? They would definitely sell more of them...
- xtc46, on 01/17/2008, -0/+14It doesnt appear ot be a simple power issue, it looks like they are locking it down to the Air intentionally, not becasue they dont want to tweak the USB settings on their other notebooks.
- inactive, on 01/17/2008, -22/+35Digg, much like any other Protestant church, doesn't want to hear your logic and reason, instead opting to keep on raging against the Demon of the Week. But, yes, you're absolutely right.
- duccodude, on 01/17/2008, -3/+16Hell, with $1800, why not go buy a fully loaded laptop with all the bells and whistles? I don't get why people are flipping out about this thing. It is WAY too overpriced. Just my opinion...
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