Superdrive bad, been replaced twice. Goes out really fast. 2006 macbook pro

I have a 2006 macbook pro 2.16 Ghz, 2GB of RAM, model # A1150. The computer is a hoss except the superdrive. It has been replaced twice and now my current drive is not working. Is anyone else having this issue? It seems to me the superdrive for this model Macbook pro may be a lemon.

Hi,
I have had the same issues... My 2006 Macbook Pro's original optical drive quit burning a year and 2 months ago. It would read discs, but it would not burn DVDs or CDs. I had the drive replaced for $361 CND and the problem seemed to be solved. The other day the replacement drive failed. I got a popup saying "The drive was unable to calibrate the laser power needed for this media."
I went into Apple to see if they could fix it and their response was to replace the replacement drive for another $361. The second drive was 2 months out of warranty and they had the balls to tell me I had to pay full dollar to fix the problem. This would be the second time I would have paid that amount for a drive replacement - ummmm no thank you.
I found a solution online that worked for me: Take a can of compressed air and squirt it into the optical drive's loading slot. I went right along the area you insert discs. After that, the drive seems to be burning again. My guess is that there was some dust accumulation on the write head of the superdrive.
Regardless, a $12 can of compressed air is much more reasonable than losing my work computer for several days while Apple puts in a new superdrive for $361. The solution was so simple I couldn't believe it. A drive cleaning CD did not do the trick with either drive. I wonder, instead of replacing the original drive, if all it needed was a burst of compressed air... I'll never know.
Hope this solution helps you too.

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