Switching Platforms

innerSpaceman · 08-29-2013, 02:37 PM

I'm not at all opposed to keeping my keyboard and monitor. (in fact, I'm not a fan of Mac keyboards). BUT - I definitely need an optical drive. I must be able to play CDs, DVDs and BluRays and burn CDs and DVDs at a minimum (I'd very much like the ability to burn BluRays).

Optimally, I would like MORE THAN ONE optical drive, but that seems to be a thing of the past. I've had drives go bad before, and it's been nice to have back-ups.

I don't understand the entire concept of iMacs. No optical drives. I guess they are presuming all content will be streamed back and forth across the net and via the cloud, but that's not quite how the real world works nowadays. I like discs. I need discs. Apple's pretty much out for me. Oh well.

So now I can look with roll-eyes at all the people who rant about Mac superiority, just like I've done with people who like MS Word. Know Nothings, the lot of 'em.

08-29-2013, 02:37 PM	#1
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	I'm not at all opposed to keeping my keyboard and monitor. (in fact, I'm not a fan of Mac keyboards). BUT - I definitely need an optical drive. I must be able to play CDs, DVDs and BluRays and burn CDs and DVDs at a minimum (I'd very much like the ability to burn BluRays). Optimally, I would like MORE THAN ONE optical drive, but that seems to be a thing of the past. I've had drives go bad before, and it's been nice to have back-ups. I don't understand the entire concept of iMacs. No optical drives. I guess they are presuming all content will be streamed back and forth across the net and via the cloud, but that's not quite how the real world works nowadays. I like discs. I need discs. Apple's pretty much out for me. Oh well. So now I can look with roll-eyes at all the people who rant about Mac superiority, just like I've done with people who like MS Word. Know Nothings, the lot of 'em.
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