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<blockquote data-quote="cwa107" data-source="post: 983611" data-attributes="member: 24098"><p>Unfortunately, slot-loading drives are notoriously fickle. I had to have the one in my early 2008 MBP replaced less than a year into owning it. Fortunately, they swapped it out with a Matsushita drive, which in my experience tends to be more reliable (the original was an LG).</p><p></p><p>Personally, I think the cleaners are a load of BS and can do more harm than good - if the little brush comes unglued (which is entirely possible in a high-RPM drive), your whole drive is trash.</p><p></p><p>You can get a replacement on eBay fairly cheaply. Or you can always just buy an external for less than $100. Honestly, I try not to use mine unless I'm on the road.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cwa107, post: 983611, member: 24098"] Unfortunately, slot-loading drives are notoriously fickle. I had to have the one in my early 2008 MBP replaced less than a year into owning it. Fortunately, they swapped it out with a Matsushita drive, which in my experience tends to be more reliable (the original was an LG). Personally, I think the cleaners are a load of BS and can do more harm than good - if the little brush comes unglued (which is entirely possible in a high-RPM drive), your whole drive is trash. You can get a replacement on eBay fairly cheaply. Or you can always just buy an external for less than $100. Honestly, I try not to use mine unless I'm on the road. [/QUOTE]
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