How to care for Slot-Loading Drives?

[danieldy]

Hi folks,

My slot loading superdrive has gone through two replacements in the past 2 months. and I know lots of other MUGgers have had their superdrives fail, get CDs stuck in them, etc.

Am I abusing my Superdrive? I don't think so!

How does one go about take care of them?

Also, I know this might sound a bit stupid, but is there a special way to insert the CDs? :lol: I just slowly push a CD in.

I also feel that slot loading drives simply aren't as reliable as tray-loading drives. During the 1.5 years I had my iBook, its tray drive didn't fail on me once! Why doesn't Apple switch back to using tray-loading drives? If it is a size issue, then why can IBM fit a tray-loading drive into their IBM T-series, shove a 14" screen and keep it the same weight (while lessening the height) as my Powerbook (4.5lbs) when Apple's 14" iBook weighs 4.9lbs?

[hannibal]

really?!? slot-loading drives are really that 'vulnerable'? personally, i prefer this type of drive than the tray type for the simple reason that it is 'design-friendly' and for its uniqueness.

[extremyks]

Make sure the CD's you insert are in good condition, not deformed, should be clean and free from any foreign materials. Carefull on using CD's with sticker label...

I never allow anyone to insert those cheap dvd's on my slot loading Albook

[PatrickGaerlan]

My PowerBook's Superdrive was replaced once, when it was around 8 months old. It didn't want to load any media, as if something was stuck inside.

[Edited on 7-4-2004 by PatrickGaerlan]

[tdbur]

Never push the cd in.. slide it in till you feel a slight amount of resistance.. then just give it a light nudge... it should grab the cd and pull it inside by itself