Apple USB SuperDrive

I have a DVD of a dictionary that is a bit old and damaged. Several times since I bought it I had installed it and each time the installation process was harder than before with more errors regarding the scratches on the DVD surface. When I bought a new macbook pro I tried my luck to install it again but this time I experienced many troubles. Nothing worked, I tried 2 external DVD players and an internal DVD player (on a PC to take an image) but all failed. At last I came into buying an Apple superdrive and surprisingly it worked. It copied the whole files in less than 5 minutes with variable speed. Slower for the defective parts and very fast for the healthy parts. Then I installed my dictionary and tested the app. All works well. I can say my previous non-Apple drive was ignoring some of the I/O errors because the files were copied but with different sizes compare to the original ones. So as a result I do recommend this high quality DVD player/recorder. It really worth the price.

With Apple no longer including a dvd/cd hard drive in to their laptops, this is a brilliant alternative. In many ways it is actually a better alternative as it will not go wrong and if it ever did it will have no direct affect to your laptops performance. It can be put away saving weight and space if not required and when it is, it is simple to plug in and use. Could not be simpler. Solidly built and a very very useful and well built drive. For those like me in the media industry it is certainly a piece of equipment I can not do without.

Does the job beautifully, in all senses of the word. I wonder if those who have problems burning blank discs with the Superdrive and an iMac are aware that you need to set up System Preferences to suit, otherwise the disc will not be recognised.1. Open System Preferences.2. Click on the "CDs and DVDs" icon.3. A dialogue box opens. Under "When you open a blank CD" select "Open Finder".4. Do the same for "When you open a blank DVD".5. Close the box.The system will then put the blank disc in the sidebar, and files need only dragging and dropping. The disc space used, and the amount remaining, appear in the status bar at the bottom of the box.If your Mac has different options, then the thing to remember is that you do NOT select either "Do nothing" or "Open disc utility". Anything else should work.Playing a recorded disc is just a matter of clicking on the Superdrive icon and does not seem to need any special measures.

The SuperDrive does what it is supposed to do: play discs. Though Apple is convinced we don't need to be able to do that anymore, those with a DVD collection like myself may. The main advantage of the SuperDrive over other USB DVD-players is that is blends in nicely with the aesthetics of the iMac. Its main disadvantage is that its USB cable is very short (one cannot hide the SuperDrive on a shelf or in desk somewhere without buying an extension cable). Also, it seems quite loud when reading a game disk. Have not experienced this problem with a DVD (which would be a bigger issue), but it is noteworthy that the SuperDrive is not very quiet.

Yes, as everyone tells you, it is expensive compared with other similar items available. However there is a reason and that is because the Apple SuperDrive is very well made indeed. Not only that, it is efficient and usually very quiet.Quality-wise nothing comes close. I also have an LG external DVD-RW drive and it is absolutely fine, well-made and does the job it is designed for at a third the cost. It's a tray type though, so no slot. And it's plastic and light-weight and tends to vibrate. It does have advantages though, one is the price and the other is M-Disk compatibility; the new breed of disk that is designed to last a very long time before it deteriorates. Apple don't really give much away about their SuperDrive but I suspect it isn't compatible with M-Disk. Happy to be proved wrong though.The SuperDrive is USB 2.0, like the LG, but will obviously work on USB 1.1 or USB 3.0 ports. The reason for the apparent "slowness" is because the reality is DVD or CD streaming doesn't require faster, and when burning a disk the actual act of preparing the data is usually slower than the theoretical maximum burn-rate of the drive at around 8x speed. Unless, of course, you have serious computing power in which case I doubt you'd consider a USB external DVD drive anyway.If you are considering a cheaper drive - and why not? - check it covers all your likely bases, use-wise. Some of the drives out there may look the same but only "burn" CDs while still being able to "read" DVDs. Others can "burn" CDs and DVD+R format blank disks only. DVD-R disks are a no-go. It can get complicated.The cable attached to the SuperDrive is short - approx 9-inches. So fine for an iMac or newer Mac Pro. Fine for a Mac mini too but it will have to sit directly alongside so check you have desk space. Apple recommend you don't put the drive on top of your Mac mini.In conclusion the SuperDrive is a very high-quality item but the cost is not cheap, especially with UK VAT etc. If you want peace of mind and a device that is compact because of the slot-loading then the SuperDrive is recommended. It is generally very quiet and fuss-free.

When my old 27 inch iMac finally went to that great recycling bin in the sky I immediately replaced it with a new one. Of course new iMac no long have optical drives and if you want to play DVDs or rip CDs you need an external drive hence this purchase. Its elegant brushed aluminium looks very nice next to the iMac and it works well. That said I have a Samsung drive that does just as well at a third of the price but comes in blue.

Funziona ottimamente. Design splendido.

Buen servicio y se integra en entorno Apple.

Happy to be able to get hold of an original Apple USB Superdrive now when Apple has discontinued it.Works like a charm on my MacBook Pro M1 Max with macOS Sonoma. 👍🏻

Apple halt, anschließen, funktioniert

C'est un produit Apple, très bien conçu, très simple et solide. Ergonomie parfaite. Hélas ! Comme toujours avec Apple ,c'est cher.