I am contemplating the purchase of a Mac Mini (2.5 GHz) to replace my presently dead iMac (2006-07 model, white plastic case, Intel Core2 Duo, 2.33 GHz). It won't boot up and has the panic message right before the curtain comes down and it asks for a restart.
I noticed that the new Mini's don't include an optical drive. I assume this is to keep us chained to the Mac App Store as indentured servants. They'll gladly sell me a SuperDrive to enable use of CD's and DVD's, but what I want to know is, will any external CD/DVD drive work with the new Mini's? I'm thinking that they may even be a bit more reliable due to being less miniaturized.
Thoughts, comments, and suggestions, please. And please make it quick -- my appointment with the Apple Store Genius Bar is tomorrow, Saturday 2/18/12.
Thanks!
I noticed that the new Mini's don't include an optical drive. I assume this is to keep us chained to the Mac App Store as indentured servants. They'll gladly sell me a SuperDrive to enable use of CD's and DVD's, but what I want to know is, will any external CD/DVD drive work with the new Mini's? I'm thinking that they may even be a bit more reliable due to being less miniaturized.
Thoughts, comments, and suggestions, please. And please make it quick -- my appointment with the Apple Store Genius Bar is tomorrow, Saturday 2/18/12.
Thanks!