Allsop 23321 Ultra Pro Carbon-Edge DVD and CD-Drive Cleaner

by Allsop

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 0.5 x 6 x 11 inches ; 4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00000J1QM
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: 23321
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (71 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1973

Product Description

CarbonEdge DVD and CD Drive Cleaner

Customer Reviews

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74 of 76 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fixed the skipping on my DVD Player, September 11, 2009

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Diana De Avila "MS Gkygrl" (Malta, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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I have a Sony DVD player that is probably 8-10 years old. I have noticed that even on new DVD's, it was beginning to skip. I had heard of VCR head cleaners but never knew that there was such a device for for DVD and CD players. When I was playing my new Season 5 "The Office" DVD and the first one was skipping, I was frustrated. I took a look at the DVD and made sure there were no overt scratches or dirt on it. There were not. The problem kept happening.

I decided to go online and Google the issue and hit an audio forum where they mentioned DVD and CD drive cleaners. After that, I was off to Amazon to do my research and buy the one that had good reviews.

Well, this thing WORKS and it fixed my problem to a tee. I am going to use it on other devices like my MacBookPro and in my car. The cleaner has a cool set of audio tests that allow you to ensure your audio system is set up and balanced correctly. Although I did not really need this, I could see how this functionality alone would make the Allsop Drive Cleaner worth the money. The audio tests were very thorough.

5 stars all the way.

37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Solved my problem, June 14, 2009

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T. H. Van Vleck "thvv" (Ocean City, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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My MacBook would not burn DVDs. OS X said "The disc can't be burned, because the device failed to calibrate the laser power level for this media."

Reading was OK and so was burning CDs.

I bought this product, cleaned the lens on my drive, and now I am able to burn DVDs without problems.

51 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worked perfectly in my Macbook Pro, October 15, 2009

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Laurel (Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews
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A few months after I bought it, my Macbook Pro started getting touchy about burning CD/DVDs. Then, months later it stopped reading program DVDs. Movies and audio CDs stopped working soon after. I barely used the drive, though, so I didn't much care.

At least, I didn't care until now, when I'd like to upgrade iLife and OS X... So, I did some research and discovered that the progressive loss of ability I had probably meant that the lens was dirty, and a cleaning disc would be the answer.

I looked at all the options available, and the Allsop Carbon-Edge is one of the few that doesn't say "not for slot loading drives." As long as the disc wasn't going to get stuck in there and rattle around forever, I figured I didn't have much to lose.

You go through a grounding ritual with touching little pads before you insert the cleaning disc. (Probably silly, but did it anyway.) It spun up, with only slightly more vibration than a normal CD. And a few moments later iTunes started ripping the tracks. :) Oops. Hadn't used it in so long I forgot!

Stopped the ripping, played the intro and the cleaning track until it said to stop. Skipped the rest of the audio tracks. Works great now!