is the optical drive easily upgradable?

menace3054 · menace3054 #1 (**permalink**)

03-24-2005, 02:16 AM

This 8x superdrive is painfully slow... is it easy to upgrade to say..a 16x?

thanks

menace3054 · menace3054 #2 (**permalink**)

03-24-2005, 04:12 PM

sweet, i found this 16x superdrive w/ dual layer support for only $99

http://www.mcetech.com/dvdr16xdt-d.html

warrenbert · warrenbert #3 (**permalink**)

03-24-2005, 04:30 PM

It's as easy to swap-out as the hard drives and memory. Make sure you don't lose the little pegs that are screwed into the bottom of the current drive.

Most drives have the same outside dimensions, but once in a great while I have heard of drives that are too long.

trpnmonkey41 · trpnmonkey41 #4 (**permalink**)

03-24-2005, 04:39 PM

Actually the drive you have is a 16x drive but apple put a limiter on it to bring it down to 8x

If you are comfortable flashing your firmware you can turn it into the 16x Dual Layer drive that it is.

8x is not bad at all....I've got the 4x in my iMac and it doesn't even seem bad

menace3054 · menace3054 #5 (**permalink**)

03-24-2005, 06:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trpnmonkey41

Actually the drive you have is a 16x drive but apple put a limiter on it to bring it down to 8x

If you are comfortable flashing your firmware you can turn it into the 16x Dual Layer drive that it is.

8x is not bad at all....I've got the 4x in my iMac and it doesn't even seem bad

why on earth would they do that... how do i go about removing the limiter?

trpnmonkey41 · trpnmonkey41 #6 (**permalink**)

03-24-2005, 06:24 PM

http://www.insanely-great.com/news.php?id=4101

menace3054 · menace3054 #7 (**permalink**)

03-24-2005, 06:26 PM

im still in shock as to why the would do that

menace3054 · menace3054 #8 (**permalink**)

03-24-2005, 06:30 PM

im scared... has anyone done this successfully>? does it void the warranty for the entire computeR? Or just the part?

menace3054 · menace3054 #9 (**permalink**)

03-24-2005, 09:01 PM

lol someone with an off warranty system give it a shot and let me know

trpnmonkey41 · trpnmonkey41 #10 (**permalink**)

03-24-2005, 09:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by menace3054

im scared... has anyone done this successfully>? does it void the warranty for the entire computeR? Or just the part?

Whole computer

menace3054 · menace3054 #11 (**permalink**)

03-24-2005, 09:13 PM

nevermind then, im glad i didnt do it. ill just wait until either a) apple updates the firmware or ill just buy a 16x

trpnmonkey41 · trpnmonkey41 #12 (**permalink**)

03-24-2005, 09:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by menace3054

nevermind then, im glad i didnt do it. ill just wait until either a) apple updates the firmware or ill just buy a 16x

Apple will not update the firmware

Not sure what Apple's reason was for not using the full firmware but whatever it is they aren't just going to release an update to give people twice the speed of what they bought

menace3054 · menace3054 #13 (**permalink**)

03-24-2005, 09:21 PM

alright well then onto my next question.. is it really a normal optical drive? the door seems a little different.. any ideas on a good place to buy it?

trpnmonkey41 #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 22, 2003 Location: Hamilton College Posts: 7,003 Mac Specs: 20" iMac C2D 2.16ghz, 13" MacBook 2.0ghz, 60gb iPod vid, 1gb nano	03-24-2005, 04:39 PM Actually the drive you have is a 16x drive but apple put a limiter on it to bring it down to 8x If you are comfortable flashing your firmware you can turn it into the 16x Dual Layer drive that it is. 8x is not bad at all....I've got the 4x in my iMac and it doesn't even seem bad Don't forget to use the new User Reputation System
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Member Since: Jul 22, 2003 Location: Hamilton College Posts: 7,003 Mac Specs: 20" iMac C2D 2.16ghz, 13" MacBook 2.0ghz, 60gb iPod vid, 1gb nano	03-24-2005, 06:24 PM http://www.insanely-great.com/news.php?id=4101 Don't forget to use the new User Reputation System
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Guest Posts: n/a	03-24-2005, 06:30 PM im scared... has anyone done this successfully>? does it void the warranty for the entire computeR? Or just the part? Last edited by menace3054; 03-24-2005 at 06:46 PM.
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menace3054 #1 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	03-24-2005, 02:16 AM This 8x superdrive is painfully slow... is it easy to upgrade to say..a 16x? thanks
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menace3054 #2 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	03-24-2005, 04:12 PM sweet, i found this 16x superdrive w/ dual layer support for only $99 http://www.mcetech.com/dvdr16xdt-d.html
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menace3054 #7 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	03-24-2005, 06:26 PM im still in shock as to why the would do that
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menace3054 #9 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	03-24-2005, 09:01 PM lol someone with an off warranty system give it a shot and let me know
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menace3054 #11 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	03-24-2005, 09:13 PM nevermind then, im glad i didnt do it. ill just wait until either a) apple updates the firmware or ill just buy a 16x
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menace3054 #13 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	03-24-2005, 09:21 PM alright well then onto my next question.. is it really a normal optical drive? the door seems a little different.. any ideas on a good place to buy it?
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