Inserting a disc question

Just curious, I just got my new MBP a few days ago and its my first Mac. Is it normal when inserting a disc into the superdrive that you almost have to push it in all the way until it takes it? (I'm kind of used to my car's slot load CD player that ***** in the disc when its about an inch or two in the slot) Also, when it takes the disk the keyboard lights dim or flicker a little bit when the disc sounds like it sets into place in the drive, is that a normal thing?

fl_avi8or,
Having to insert the disk almost all the way is normal behavior. Having the screen "flicker" might be a different story. Are you sure that it is not getting brighter when a disk is inserted? This would be totally normal, if the display had already dimmed from disuse for a period of time (which the Macbook Pro display does normally). When activity resumes, such as when a new volume is mounted (and an inserted disk would count as a new volume), the screen returns to full brightness.
Scott

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