Questions & Answers for Apple USB SuperDrive

No, not currently.

• Answered by Devon L from Madison
• 16-Oct-2015
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (Does the super drive read Bluray ?)

No it does not and yes you will have to buy the superdrive.

• Answered by Philip C from North East
• 27-Feb-2014
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (does the iMac 27 inch all in one have a disc drive already installed or do i have to buy a superdrive to play disc's?)

No

• Answered by Ryan F from College Station
• 15-Aug-2013
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (Does the 13 in MacBook Pro with retina display have a DVD drive)

NO, it is NOT designed for that purpose, it is Only to be used with the MacBook Air, Pro with Retina Disp and the Mac Mini.

An IPAD does NOT have a USB Port. it would had been ideal if it did, but it does not. A choice Apple made while designing the product.

if you are looking for a way to access big files on your IPAD, i beleive Seagate has an External Hard Drive, which goes by the name of "Wi-Drive", which can Stream contents over a WI-FI network and share it with a iOS product, such as IPAD, IPhone and Ipod Touch.

• Answered by Thomas B from Richmond
• 16-Jun-2012
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (will the apple USB Superdrive work with the new ipad)

NO.

It is a USB 'data' port only. Plugging the SuperDrive into the router will not even power it up.

The USB port allows you to share printers and any type of USB hard drive.

If you want to share a DVD/CD then just plug this into any Mac and share it via the network.

Search the Apple Support forum for: DVD or CD sharing: Using Remote Disc

I can't post a URL here. :-( Sorry.

• Answered by Ed T from Waxhaw
• 14-Apr-2014
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (Can the USB superdrive be plugged in Airport extreme or Airport time capsule?)

It does not show in the Finder unless you have a disc inserted in the drive. This is also how it is for computers that have built in optical drives. You also don't need to eject anything (except the disc in the drive) before you unplug it.

• Answered by Dillon A from Cumberland
• 27-Apr-2016
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (How do you safely disconnect the USB MacBook Air SuperDrive from MacBook Pro? Normally you dismount (eject) before disconnecting an external device.)

Those are country codes for the region the product was originally intended. ZM indicates China. LL indicates USA. It would matter if it had a keyboard or something else that had regional differences, but it should not matter for a mouse or a SuperDrive.

• Answered by Terry D from North Bellmore
• 30-Jan-2016
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (Is there a difference between the MD564LL/A and the MD564ZM/A SuperDrive?)

While the new MacBook has just the single USB-C port to work with, and won't work directly with standard USB devices, Apple made the USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter that connects to the MacBook, and has an USB-C port (for charging), HDMI port and an USB 3 port. So with the USB 3 port, you can connect up the USB SuperDrive and any other USB device (since USB is backward compatible). Better work around than the hub option which doesn't always work.

• Answered by Kire M
• 19-Mar-2015
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (Will this drive work with the new MacBook with its single USB-C connector?)

Avoid MacKeeper, this is a virus itself. It is hard to remove after you installed.

Yes, I propose to use anti-virus, better paid than free versions. I am using ESET and it is great, but there are other excellent ones on the market.

• Answered by Matyas E from Budapest
• 28-Jun-2016
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (is it useful for iMac the anti virus?)

Yes, I'm using it as a replacement DVD drive for the internal iMac one that stopped working. Moving parts technology isn't as reliable these days perhaps....

• Answered by Peter B
• 22-Mar-2018
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (I have an upgraded iMac 2011 and the internal drive stopped working. Can I use this as an external cd/dvd drive? I don't see why not?)