The company's tiny Mac Mini, for the record, has been disc drive-free since last year.

CNN: Why disc drives are an endangered species

The quest for a Digital Video Disc (DVD) drive that can record movies and computer files has turned into an ugly street-fight over standards.

FORBES: Standards tangle

They will even have a chance to design an album sleeve for a band's forthcoming release or to plug a favourite record in playing the role of a disc-jockey.

ECONOMIST: Steeltown sound

Like CD-RW on steroids, DVD-RAM drives can record and rewrite up to 5.2GB on one double-sided disc--more than eight times the capacity of a CD.

CNN: IDG.net - Recordable and rewritable CD drives: Permanent, portable storage