Environmental DVD Wrecks Apple Drives

FST777 writes "The British Mail on Sunday published its latest DVD giveaway on the EcoDisc, a thin and bendable DVD format that is supposed to be more environmentally-friendly than regular DVDs. Despite the clear warning against using them in Apple slot drives, some Mac users decided to give it a go. The result? A brisk trade for repair shops in the UK. 'The EcoDisc's manufacturer, ODS, insists the disc won't break drives. "We've produced over ten million of these discs — we've had less than a dozen phone calls," says managing director, Ray Wheeler. "There are ways to get the discs out." Wheeler says the problem stems from Apple's slot-loading drives. "It uses an ejection system that doesn't get approval from the DVD Forum." He claims the EcoDisc should work in other types of slot-loading drive, although admits that it hasn't been tested in the PlayStation 3.'"

Comments

Re:Idiot tax for jumpy Mail readers

[peragrin]

American Rush Limbaugh is one the loudest non paid apple supporters out there. Bush has been known to carry an iPod, I don't know which computer he uses though.

Oddly enough Al Gore is also one.

Basically if you have a little extra cash and don't mind paying for quailty hardware there is a greater chance of one being a Mac Fan.

Re:Luckily for Apple Users there is a simple fix

[JDHannan]

Why did you feel the need to qualify your ownership of an iPod, when you posted as an anonymous coward anyway?

Re:Some Answers

[UbuntuDupe]

Ich brauch nur:

1) einen Grund, warum das Window fuer die Mailregeln zu gross ist.
2) eine Erklaerung darueber, wie meine Bilder leicht zu Photobucket zu uploaden, wenn sie in einem iPhoto Album steht. (Jedes gegebene Method dauert sehr lang!)
3) einen Grund, warum ich keine Stills direkt abspeichern kann, sondern ein neues Clip machen muss (das ich dann entfernen muss).

Es gibt viel gutes ueber das MacBook, aber die obenerwaehnten sind unakzeptabel (sp).

Ich danke dir fuer die guten Woerten ueber mein Deutsch, aber mein Wortschatz ist echt klein, und ich spreche Deutsch nicht regelmaessig. Hat mein Deutschkentnisse dich verursacht, mich zu ent"foe"en?