Are Apple Saying Goodbye to DVDs? | Geek with Laptop

It is getting clearer that Apple want to say goodbye to DVDs and optical drives in general.Â* The recent announcement of the Mac Mini computers last week saw them join forces with the MacBook Air models as 100% DVD free. While optical media drives have been going slowly out of fashion for many years now, no manufacturers have been brave enough to let them <a href="http://www.chistraightenerbuy.com/ghd-hair-straightener-c-3.html"><strong>ghd iv styler</strong></a> go completely.Â* However, with digital downloads on the rise and customers looking for lighter and more mobile devices, Apple think the time is right to say goodbye to the DVD. Apple has a history of innovation, although some of their decisions have frustrated users due to their – how to put it nicely – unique grasp on reality.Â* For example, back in 1998 they introduced the first iMac without a floppy drive, and they still refuse to acknowledge the usefulness of USB in the iPad. Apple’s decision to get rid of the humble spinning disk will have a number of implications, such as the physical edition of Mac OS X Lion coming out on a USB stick and not a disk.Â* There is also <a href="http://www.chistraightenerbuy.com/ghd-hair-straightener-c-3.html"><strong>ghd hair straightener</strong></a> the home theatre crowd to consider, many of whom are angry that Apple have made this move. At Engadget, Nilay Patel is certainly not a fan of this decision, saying, “The Mac mini looks like it’d be the ideal home theater PC … [but] having access to Hulu, Boxee, iTunes and Netflix is just half of the story – there aren’t too <a href="http://www.436100.info/view.php?id=94570"><strong>Cheap GHD GHD IV Styler Purple | Monster beats, Tory Burch, herve ...</strong></a> many HTPC owners that never pay their local Redbox a visit.” While Apple are probably leading the way with this move, the question is whether they are a little too far ahead of their time to remain truly user friendly.Â* After all, while many people may only use their DVD drives rarely, it is nice knowing they are there should the situation arise.