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Re: What's a good way to clean old MacBook Pros' optical drives' inside without opening them?

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In article <270220170948253944%nospam@nospam.invalid>, nospam
<nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:

> In article <LaVsA.654552$Ed5.505586@fx05.fr7>, David B.
> <DavidB@nomail.afraid.invalid> wrote:
> 
> > >> Is it safe to use those CD cleaners with tiny brushes on them in these
> > >> disc slot drives? I am trying to see if I can fix the old early 2008
> > >> MBP's internal optical disc drive to read DVD+R DLs, CDRWs, etc.
> > >
> > > buy an external for $10
> > 
> > Really?
> 
> really. sometimes less. i paid $5 for mine.
> 
> > http://www.apple.com/shop/product/MD564LL/A/apple-usb-superdrive
> 
> there's no requirement that it be from apple. 
> 
> here's one for $11.18:
> <https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002CM3H36>

While I don't dispute that CD/DVD drives are cheap these days, that
link looks like just an external enclosure -- no drive included (and
USB 1.1).

Here's one:

<https://www.walmart.com/ip/USB-3-0-CD-DVD-RW-Burner-Writer-External-Har
d-Drive-for-Apple-Macbook-Pro-Air/555261229>

It says "for Macbook Pro Air"??

-- 
Jim Gibson

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What's a good way to clean old MacBook Pros' optical drives' inside without opening them? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2017-02-27 02:22 -0600
  Re: What's a good way to clean old MacBook Pros' optical drives' inside without opening them? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-02-27 07:02 -0500
    Re: What's a good way to clean old MacBook Pros' optical drives' inside without opening them? android <here@there.was> - 2017-02-27 13:39 +0100
    Re: What's a good way to clean old MacBook Pros' optical drives' inside without opening them? "David B." <DavidB@nomail.afraid.invalid> - 2017-02-27 12:44 +0000
      Re: What's a good way to clean old MacBook Pros' optical drives' inside without opening them? android <here@there.was> - 2017-02-27 13:59 +0100
        Re: What's a good way to clean old MacBook Pros' optical drives' inside without opening them? "David B." <DavidB@nomail.afraid.invalid> - 2017-02-27 14:41 +0000
          Re: What's a good way to clean old MacBook Pros' optical drives' inside without opening them? android <here@there.was> - 2017-02-27 17:14 +0100
      Re: What's a good way to clean old MacBook Pros' optical drives' inside without opening them? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-02-27 09:48 -0500
        Re: What's a good way to clean old MacBook Pros' optical drives' inside without opening them? "David B." <DavidB@nomail.afraid.invalid> - 2017-02-27 15:14 +0000
        Re: What's a good way to clean old MacBook Pros' optical drives' inside without opening them? Jim Gibson <JimSGibson@gmail.com> - 2017-02-27 10:48 -0800
          Re: What's a good way to clean old MacBook Pros' optical drives' inside without opening them? android <here@there.was> - 2017-02-27 19:51 +0100
          Re: What's a good way to clean old MacBook Pros' optical drives' inside without opening them? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-02-27 16:40 -0500
      Re: What's a good way to clean old MacBook Pros' optical drives' inside without opening them? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-02-28 09:39 +0000
      Re: What's a good way to clean old MacBook Pros' optical drives' inside without opening them? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2017-02-28 04:27 -0600
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