Color Matching MacBook pro and DVD drive.
I have a MAC without dvd drive and need one. Is the external superdrive compatible?
The external drive connects to your mac via the USB ports at the back of your screen - I have an iMAC without a build in drive and the USB superdrive works well for me.
What formats does it play or read? I have movies in avi format and data disks I wish to convert
No, it won't read or write blu-ray.
This hardware does not support Blu-Ray, but it can support common types of discs like CD-R to DVD-RW.
I'm considering ordering a DVD from the USA only available in NTSC format. They suggest I verify tha
It plays dvds which have commercially available movies printed on them. I have hundreds of movies as well as season series. All NTSC format. I also print my own movies in NTSC format.
However, it doesn’t seem to read a dual layer disk. So a very long movie may only play the first layer. If the movie is on two disks. You’re fine. It’s rare movies are so long to require a dual layer disk
I have a different brand hard drive at present that I have movies on so when we go caravaning my kid
This is not a storage device. You connect this to your computer and it allows you to play and burn CDs and DVDs. You can use it to burn a CD or DVD with your photos on. I personally would use an external hard drive to backup my photos, rather than CDs or DVDs.
Dont bother buying it as it will not work. You need to have the internal one fixed or replaced.