Notebook manufacturers go behind Apple abandon optical drives

Apple consistently refuses to optical disc drives in their computers based on Mac OS X. To date, the "apple" product line has two computers- MacBook Air laptop and a miniature Mac mini - do not have this component. Steve Jobs' company is confident that the software distribution online services these days was better than the physical media.

According to some reports, in 2012, Apple plans to eliminate the optical drive and the default configuration of the MacBook Pro laptop new , making it optional. The same assumption is consistent with the message of the discontinuation of a 17-inch MacBook Pro update , as you know, equipped with an optical reader 8x SuperDrive with slot-loading.

As it became known to DigiTimes, the major laptop manufacturers - Hewlett-Packard (HP), Dell and ASUS - are planning to follow the example of Apple. They're going to release laptops with screens 15-inch and more that will be devoid of internal CD-ROM drive.

Exit "non» MacBook Pro is expected in the current quarter. Implementation of the plans of other companies will depend on how the new product will meet the market Apple. If the new MacBook Pro «not go," that other vendors will adjust their plans and return to models with optical drives, said a source.

According to information received by DigiTimes ODM-partner, by removing the DVD-ROM drive, producers can make Windows-laptops are thinner than 1 mm, and $ 20 cheaper. On the one hand - a little bit, but on the other - many people are becoming aware of the fact that from the "optics" it's time to give up. So let the producers will make their move, and the reaction of buyers will show whether it was timely.