mbp core duo 1.8 optical drive issues?

[robfilms]

are there any mbp core duo 1.8 optical drive issues?

what is the cost of replacing the drive in a mbp w/o applecare?

thanks in advance

be well

rob

(cris- thanks for the info. u r right. edited the error)

[C(-)ris]

There wasn't a C2D 1.8ghz machine. I'd call hat an issue.

[mattkime]

doing it yourself isn't much harder than upgrading the hard drive. the hardest part is finding a replacement optical drive. i think my sis recently bought one from powerbook medic for about $200.

[robfilms]

i ask because of a local craigslist mbp for sale. i should have realized that 1.83 was a 1st gen mbp. turns out the owner's 3yr old shoved 2 cds into the optical drive and they won't come out.

still, i could use a mbp because of the express slot.

thanks in advance to anyone who has a thought about a 1st gen mbp.

(or how to get the stuck cds out of the optical drive!)

be well

rob

[C(-)ris]

You might be able to get the CDs out. Most of the time you can disassemble the drives and if you are a little handy even put them back together. It will require some small screwdrivers and a torx or a hex head I believe.

The real question is, did having 2 CDs in there bend or wreck something permanently.

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chris-

so how tuff to swap out the optical drive?

mattkime says its $200+ w/sweat equity. what would it be if i sent it to apple? (ballpark figure is fine)

any and all thoughts would be great.

be well

rob

[quote C(-)ris]You might be able to get the CDs out. Most of the time you can disassemble the drives and if you are a little handy even put them back together. It will require some small screwdrivers and a torx or a hex head I believe.

The real question is, did having 2 CDs in there bend or wreck something permanently.