Superdrives in new Macbook C2D

I am about to invest in a new macbook but am worried about the nember of people who have expressed having difficulties with playing dvd's and ripping cd's. I have a huge nuber of old cd's that i would want to put onto itunes, and as a recent graduate, some of my dvd's are not in the best condition!!
I therefore have 2 questions....
1.Is the issue of media readability an inherent one with the drives that apple put in the macbook or could i get lucky with the one I get?
2.Can anyone please post about how they feel the superdrive performs with scratched cd's and dvd's in the new macbook C2D? Positive comments would be appreciated!
Many thanks in advance.

i recomend buying one of these if your cds are damaged... http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index=electronics-uk&field -keywords=cd%20repair&results-process=default&dispatch=search/ref=pdsl_aw_tops-2_electronics-uk_85861342&results-process=default?tag2=gb-en-google-21
im confident the superdrive will be fine tho so i have invested and am eagerly awaiting its arrival!

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