Questions & Answers for Apple USB SuperDrive
520 Questions from the Community
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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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Is the Super drive compatible with the MacBook Pro with touch bar?
- Asked by Stephanie T from Warrandyte
- 11 6, 16
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AnswerYes it is, but you need a USB-C to USB adapter, otherwise works fine.
- Answered by Steven S from San Diego
- 04 3, 17
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Burning DVD's & CD's on Macbook Pro Retina
I am about to purchase a macbook pro and am wondering about creating CD's and DVD's. I know that I need an external superdrive with the retina display. Is this all I need to be able to create and burn a DVD or a CD as I will have to do this as part of my job.
Thanks!- Asked by Renee W from Ormeau Hills
- 08 18, 12
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Best Answer:Apple has discontinued iDVD with iLIFE. You will have to purchase third party software.
For the premium price we pay for macs, I would expect them to include the basic software.- Answered by Donald M from Bloomingdale
- 12 14, 12
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can i use magic mouse with mac book pro?
- Asked by Sean H from Harrison Township
- 04 1, 13
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Best Answer:Yes. I use a Magic Mouse with my MacBook Pro and works flawlessly.
- Answered by Trey V
- 04 8, 13
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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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Best Answer:
Most games come either on CD's or DVD's. Either way, I can guarantee the SuperDrive will work with your game. Although, you should make sure that your Mac's specs match the requirements listed on your game's packaging. If your game doesn't work, most likely it will be because your computer did not meet the minimum requirements, and not because the SuperDrive wasn't able to play it.
- Answered by Brandon B from London
- 01 9, 13
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Yes. It will come with Arabic and English.
- Answered by Maher E from Surrey
- 08 7, 15
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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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2009 iMac and USB superdrive?
The internal superdrive in my 24-inch, Early 2009 iMac w/2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor has stopped working reliably (and most times, has stopped working at all). Was hoping that adding this external USB superdrive would keep my system limping along, however looking at the system requirements seems to have dashed my dreams of being able to continue to use my iMac in the manner for which it was purchased. Would like to know if I am out of luck here, or is there an alternative?
- Asked by Joseph W from Lynn
- 11 25, 13
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Best Answer: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
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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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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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How do you safely disconnect the USB MacBook Air SuperDrive from MacBook Pro? Normally you dismount (eject) before disconnecting an external device.
MacBook Air SuperDrive is model # A1379 and will be connected to MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014) running Yosemite V10.10.5. DVD has been ejected and removed from the SuperDrive. Normally you would eject an external device (iPod etc) before you would remove the connecting USB cord. Is the eject not required as the SuperDrive itself doesn't have any internal information/data on it? Also, is it normal for the SuperDive not to show up in the Finder sidebar?
Best Answer: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
- 04 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
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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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is there a portable cd drive you can buy to plug in and use with ipad ? if not how do you load things that are not available online?
I just want to know can you use this super drive with an ipad or is there some other way to upload things from a cd to your ipad
- Asked by Chandra R from Roseburg
- 12 5, 12
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I recently purchased a USB SuperDrive from Apple, Can mini dvd's be played on this disc drive
Apple USB SuperDrive, Model A1379
- Asked by Michael P from Saint Paul
- 08 1, 14
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AnswerIn 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
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What is the most current model number of the SuperDrive?
- Asked by Christine A from Toronto
- 06 17, 13
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Best Answer:MD564LL/A
- Answered by Mel G
- 02 1, 16
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Can this work with an iMac whose internal superdrive is defective?
- Asked by David G from Quebec
- 06 13, 12
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Best Answer:No. You will just need to get your internal drive replaced.
- Answered by Mark G from Mobile
- 06 20, 12
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