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Apple SuperDrive Gets Faster....For Free

Posted by timothy on from the good-upgrade dept.

garaxiel writes "Just made a punch over to apple's website to notice a link detailing an update to all SuperDrives (or most; they provide a way to check if you're up to date) so that the superdrive can use the newer, faster media. Heck, if this is all I had to do to get a faster burner back in the day, I would have gladly switched to Apple!"

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  1. Drive does not burn faster, just uses faster media by willybur · · Score: -1, Redundant

    The drive does NOT burn any faster!

    To quote the Apple page FAQ:

    Will this update enable my 2x SuperDrive to write at a higher speed?

    This update enables you to read from and write to the new media, but it does not increase the speed of the drive. In fact, the updated 2x SuperDrive writes to this new media at 1x. So to obtain the highest performance from your 2x SuperDrive, we recommend that you continue using 2x DVD-R media just as you do today.

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  2. Bzzt Wrong! by [null] · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Will this update enable my 2x SuperDrive to write at a higher speed?
    This update enables you to read from and write to the new media, but it does not increase the speed of the drive. In fact, the updated 2x SuperDrive writes to this new media at 1x. So to obtain the highest performance from your 2x SuperDrive, we recommend that you continue using 2x DVD-R media just as you do today.

    No, the update doesn't make your drive faster. It makes the new 4x media work in your drive. At 1x in a 2x drive.

  3. Old News by jault · · Score: 0, Redundant

    This update was released last November.