Burn Limit

On a MacBook laptop, is there a limit to how many cd's/DVD's the burner can produce before it 'burns out' itself?

I try to avoid making more than a few copies of something for this reason but I don't know how valid my concern is.

cameronryan said:

is there a limit to how many cd's/DVD's the burner can produce before it 'burns out' itself?

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Not really, I wouldn't worry about it.

All optical drives have a limit, whether it be due to the motor, the bearings or whatever dying. However, that is usually in the order of years of use. The term 'burner' is rather a misnomer - it's using a low power laser to alter the chemical properties of a think layer of a disk; no burning involved.

cameronryan said:

On a MacBook laptop, is there a limit to how many cd's/DVD's the burner can produce before it 'burns out' itself?

I try to avoid making more than a few copies of something for this reason but I don't know how valid my concern is.

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sooner or later it will stop working but if its a big concern buy apple care for the computer which would give you 3 years of warranty on the computer. If it goes bad they will fix it for free.. My wifes fans went out and they replaced them. I would assume it would fall in the same category and they would fix it for free.