Questions & Answers for Apple USB SuperDrive
527 Questions from the Community
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Does it work with iPad?
If you plug it into the camera connection kit with USB will it be able to play the movie?
- Asked by Cade W from Baird
- 07 6, 12
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Best Answer:It will only work for MacBook Air, Pro with Retina Display or Mac mini.
- Answered by Matthew C from Highland Park
- 07 14, 12
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Can you rip (not burn) discs with this? If so how?
I have DVDs I want to copy to my computer and need to know if I can do this with my SuperDrive.
- Asked by Natalie W from Las Vegas
- 05 30, 17
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Cn I retrieve information from the hard drive on my old mac book pro whose processor died
The processor on my old MacBook Pro suddenly diedm and I purchased a new one. Can the information on the old hard drive be retrieved?
- Asked by Marianne A from Royal Oak
- 05 13, 17
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Is there a difference between the MD564LL/A and the MD564ZM/A SuperDrive?
- Asked by Andrew Tyler M from Redondo Beach
- 07 16, 15
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Best Answer: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
- 01 31, 16
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where do i insert a cd into the imac???
- Asked by Cheryl A D from Los Indios
- 07 20, 13
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Best Answer:If you have an older iMac, there is a slot on the right surface of the screen, between the screen and the back. If you have a current iMac there is no slot and you must buy an external optical drive.
- Answered by Emanuel S from Tallahassee
- 04 15, 15
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does the new version of the Superdrive have a USB-C connector to plug directly into late 2016 Macbook Pro Retina with touchbar?
- Asked by Geoffrey P from Boonville
- 03 16, 17
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Answerno you have ti buy the USB-c to USB A adapter
- Answered by Daniel M from South Weymouth
- 04 24, 17
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which apple Drive suport Blu-Ray format
- Asked by Shahriar Z from Ny
- 04 23, 14
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Best Answer:Macs do not Natively support Blu-Ray. You would need to buy and external Blu-Ray drive and install Blu-Ray software from the internet
- Answered by Jake M from Gettysburg
- 04 29, 14
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what kinds of discs can this take?
I know its a weird question but discs have different region labels like; Region 1: U.S., U.S. Territories, Canada, and Bermuda;
Region 2: Japan, Europe, South Africa, and the Middle East, including Egypt. I know mine plays american discs (region 1) but the movie I want only comes in a region 2 formant (unless I want to spend upwards of $80, which I don't). Does any one know if it would play region 2?
Thanks- Asked by Natalie W from Las Vegas
- 04 25, 17
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AnswerI have this SuperDrive attached to my Mac Pro. According to the System Profiler it handles the following formats:
CD-Write: -R, -RW
DVD-Write: -R, -R DL, -RW, +R, +R DL, +RW
Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, CD-Raw, DVD-DAO
According to Apple's Support Communities the region of the SuperDrive DVD player can be changed up to five times, on the fifth change the region is permanently locked within the drive. If you plan on collecting DVDs from different regions you may need to have a DVD drive (Apple or otherwise) for each region.- Answered by Wallace K from New Berlin
- 06 8, 17
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How many gb of storage does this have?
- Asked by Rebecca S from Cockeyville
- 04 8, 15
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Best Answer:The SuperDrive does not have its own storage it reads and writes to CD / DVD. The storage capacity would be determined by the time of disk you are trying to burn to.
- Answered by James S from Middleburg
- 04 17, 15
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Can the Apple USB SuperDrive burn DVD-R discs?
- Asked by Steven G from Mililani
- 06 27, 14
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Best Answer:Yes.
- Answered by John S from Murfreesboro
- 07 1, 14
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will the apple USB Superdrive work with the new ipad
So, if you have a female USB port that attaches to the iPAD, the USB Superdrive would work with the iPAD, yes? It looks like that's the only reason it doesn't work w/ iPad. I have such a cable.
- Asked by Rebecca M from Decatur
- 07 15, 12
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Best Answer: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
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how do i play blu ray dvd on my macbook air with an external super drive
purchased my 11 " macbook air with a usb super drive and cannot get it to play a blu ray dvd, how do I get this function and view the dvd
- Asked by Phillip M from Lexington
- 02 8, 15
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Best Answer:The Superdrive can play and burn CD and DVD media, included pre-recorded audio CDs and DVD videos.
It can not play Blu-Ray discs.- Answered by Gordon G from Sunnyvale
- 02 14, 15
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Best Answer:
It is not an external hard drive, but you can store up to 4Gb of data on a DVD.
- Answered by Dennis L from Batesville
- 10 24, 12
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Does the 13 in MacBook Pro with retina display have a DVD drive
- Asked by Kiran G from Fresno
- 08 12, 13
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Best Answer:No
- Answered by Ryan F from College Station
- 08 16, 13
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Can USB Superdrive be used on a imac with an internal disc player?
My 27" Mac has an internal disc driver - but when inserting discs "disc not supported" is shown. Apple say driver is most probably broken. Rather than taking mac back to store can I just use the USB Superdrive?
- Asked by Rob S
- 07 27, 16
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Will the SuperDrive burn information on a Dual Layer DVD?
- Asked by Jerry C from West Pittston
- 06 13, 13
- Flag as inappropriate (Will the SuperDrive burn information on a Dual Layer DVD?)
Best Answer:Hi, I spoke with Apple support on this issue and they assured me that the Apple USB Superdrive does burn Dual Later DVDs
- Answered by Curtis S from Lake Mills
- 08 25, 13
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Can I play a dvd from the super drive and air play it on tv with my apple tv ?
- Asked by Sarah H from Indianapolis
- 01 18, 13
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AnswerNo. 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
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What is the drive offset value
- Asked by Peter M from Nailsea
- 08 12, 16
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