iMac no longer reading/playing CDs

Have any other Mac owners experienced this? Is is repairable? At this point I cannot even run a CD cleaner disc through the iMac.

puerto11-25-2012 6:46pm

mingles Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 796 posts 11-26-2012 at 07:52am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete It sounds like hardware. Is it still under warranty?
tan43 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 128 posts 11-26-2012 at 02:44pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Apple uses a cheap drive in their computers. When mine went out in my Mac Mini I just bought an external drive.
lowrider57 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,417 posts 11-26-2012 at 04:59pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete " iMac no longer reading/playing CDs" Happened to my iMac, also no writing to CDRs. Needs a new disc drive.
puerto OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 372 posts 11-26-2012 at 07:35pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Thanks for the replies - Mingles, no it is long out of the warranty period (2008). From the comments from Tan43 and Lowrider57 it seems that my best is to forget the idea of repairs and just get the disc drive.
sfar Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,760 posts 11-26-2012 at 10:00pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete The drives in iMacs, Macbooks and most laptops from other manufacturers are designed for small size, not durability. It can be replaced but as Tan43 suggests, a better, cheaper alternative is to get an external drive, especially with an iMac where portability isn't an issue.