Questions & Answers for Apple USB SuperDrive

Yes it will work with any MacBook Air

• Answered by Kang-ling W
• 06 13, 12
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (Will this work with any model macBook Air?)

From the Amazon site:

Specifications
Writes DVD+R DL and DVD-R DL discs at up to 6x speed
Writes DVD-R and DVD+R discs at up to 8x speed
Writes DVD-RW discs at up to 6x speed and DVD+RW discs at up to 8x speed
Reads DVDs at up to 8x speed
Writes CD-R discs at up to 24x speed
Writes CD-RW discs at up to 16x speed
Reads CDs at up to 24x speed

• Answered by Robert Y from Hickory
• 02 16, 14
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (What DVD format works in current Apple Super Drive?)

The USB Superdrive does not support the iPad because it was
only designed to be used with the mac mini, macbook pro with retina display,
and macbook air.

• Answered by Isen L from College Place
• 07 27, 12
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (will the apple USB Superdrive work with the new ipad)

Yes. It will come with Arabic and English.

• Answered by Maher E from Surrey
• 08 7, 15
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (if I purchased a laptop with an Arabic keyboard, does the kekeyboar will be bilingual (English/Arabic) keyboard?)

I just added a usb superdrive to my 2009 iMac 24", and like the others it did not work, as for the reasons given.
it seems that they only work with some macs.
Well looking round the net i found information on things to try nothing worked.

I then found a bit on a sudo command you put in with terminal.

ok your new superdrive dvd/cd rom want work on you mac?

it seems apple made this drive but its not back ward comparable with all macs.
Im told it works with 4 macs, that shipped without internal dvd/cd rom and a mac mini or two..

Well I found this in terminal type

sudo nvram boot-args="mbasd=1" Hit return

I rebooted my iMac and as the iMac was starting up it took the DVD that I had been trying to put in but all it did was push it back out.
Now with this little line of code script my USB superdrive is now working just fine.
I don't know much about this script code apart from what I read on the net, all I know it worked for me with no trouble I have wrote a few DVDS and wrote to a few re-writable CD and DVD with out any thing bad

hope it helps some of you out.
Leggoman

• Answered by Alan W
• 12 16, 15
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (2009 iMac and USB superdrive?)

No. Certain images and videos are protected, and as a result, won't be shown on your TV from the Apply TV. Instead, you'll see a grey and white checkerboard pattern.

• Answered by Leanne M from Calgary
• 08 15, 13
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (Can I play a dvd from the super drive and air play it on tv with my apple tv ?)

In theory you can if you use a mini dvd adapter. The adapter is a plastic disk with a hole cut out that your dvd clips into.
I wouldn't suggest this though. Most adapters get stuck in slot loading drives. You run the risk of it jamming in the drive and loosing both the disk and the drive.

• Answered by James S from Middleburg
• 08 2, 14
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (I recently purchased a USB SuperDrive from Apple, Can mini dvd's be played on this disc drive)

With an Apple USB-USB C adapter, but NOT with a USB hub. Apple prevents USB hubs from working with Superdrives.

• Answered by Hunter Z from New York
• 01 26, 17
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (Will this work with the newest 2016 Retina MacBook Pro 15"?)