A flaw in the MacBook (and you thought it's perfect)

The laptop is a wonder of technology - small, light, fast, powerful, full of features... with one REAL flaw.
If a CD is a tiny bit (1/10 mm) thicker than usual, the driver won't read them. And there is no solution (other than hoping that Apple will release and updated MacBook in the future)

mfvisuals wrote:
I remember a while back having an issue with a music CD I purchased that was in DualDisc format (audio CD on one side, DVD video on the other side). Although the concept is noble, the disc is slightly thicker than either a DVD or a CD on their own, and can cause problems with certain hardware.
It seems to me that maybe the manufacturers of these discs and others should consider that they are alienating certain users from using their products by producing discs in these unusual formats that some computers cannot handle.
I don't know what types of discs you are referring to specifically, but I haven't had any issues with regular audio CDs, commercial DVDs, or any other type of CD or DVD I've tried so far.
Also, depending on the disc, the OS may take 10-20 seconds to mount it. Maybe you're just being impatient...?
When my computer spits out the disc it is IT that's being impatient.
P.S. I managed to make it play for the second time (I took advantage and imported it). But it never played again later.

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