Apple USB SuperDrive

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  • Overview

    The sleek, compact USB SuperDrive.

    Everything you need in an optical drive.

    Whether you’re at the office or on the road, you can play and burn both CDs and DVDs with the Apple USB SuperDrive. It’s perfect when you want to watch a DVD movie, install software, create backup discs, and more.

    Take it anywhere.

    Only slightly bigger than a CD case, the Apple USB SuperDrive slips easily into your travel bag when you hit the road and takes up little space on your desk or tray table when you’re working.

    The essence of simplicity.

    You’ll never have to worry about lost cables with the Apple USB SuperDrive. It connects to your MacBook Pro with Retina display*, MacBook Air, iMac, or Mac mini with a single USB Type-A cable that’s built into the SuperDrive. There’s no separate power adapter, and it works whether your Mac is plugged in or running on battery power.

    What’s in the Box

    Apple USB SuperDrive with attached USB Type-A Connector cable

    User′s Guide

    Tech Specs

      Dimensions

    • Height: 0.67 in./17mm
    • Width: 5.47 in./139mm
    • Depth: 5.47 in./139mm
    • Weight: 0.74 lb/335g

    Connections

    USB-A

    System Requirements

    Compatible with the following computers:

    MacBook Pro with Retina display*

    MacBook Air

    iMac (late 2012) and later

    Mac mini (late 2009) and later

    Mac Pro (late 2013)

    * MacBook Pro models with Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports require a USB-C to USB Adapter (sold separately) to use Apple USB SuperDrive.

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    • 1.0 out of 5 stars

      Piece of Scat!

      I probably should have known better than to buy this product about a year ago, after reading the substantial number of really bad reviews. But, as a long time I probably should have known better than to buy this product about a year ago, after reading the substantial number of really bad reviews. But, as a long time fan of Apple products, I convinced myself that mine would not be a lemon. For about 50 uses (mostly importing music CDs into my iTunes library), it worked flawlessly, and I thought those reviews were incorrect. Now, every time I import a CD the music skips forward in high speed zzzzts. So, I'm in the market for another drive and will not be buying another version of this from Apple. Sad that after all the bad reviews there is no (apparent?) response from the company. If anyone knows of a reliable drive, from another company, please post here.

      • Written by Steve C from SEATTLE

      1557 of 1610 people found this useful

      Is this review useful?Piece of Scat!

    • 1.0 out of 5 stars

      Love Apple, Hate the SuperDrive

      This is by far the worst designed apple product. The drive is designed with a slit opening to feed in disk and no mechanical way to eject. This would be ok if t This is by far the worst designed apple product. The drive is designed with a slit opening to feed in disk and no mechanical way to eject. This would be ok if the drive function correctly but that is rare. Frequently the drive becomes obsessed with trying to process a disk and prevents the disk from ejecting, forcing you to wait 5, 10, or 15 minutes for it to decide its done with the disk. Biggest waste of money I've ever spent. I love all my other apple product, but this one I'm considering running it over with a tractor.

      • Written by danniel G from Henderson

      1254 of 1294 people found this useful

      Is this review useful?Love Apple, Hate the SuperDrive

    • 1.0 out of 5 stars

      awful

      How many blank discs does it take to burn just ONE? Well, if you're using the Apple USB Superdrive, the answer is six, apparently. I've had this drive on two How many blank discs does it take to burn just ONE? Well, if you're using the Apple USB Superdrive, the answer is six, apparently. I've had this drive on two computers, a Mac Pro at work and another at home and it never goes smoothly. Either it can't read the disc, or says it can't get information fast enough or the drive doesn't show up. I am beyond frustrated at Mac's ongoing attempt to dictate to its users what it feels is best for them. I have to be able to burn discs for work, and with the latest driveless Mac Pros and the USB Superdrive, it's an exercise in futility. Maybe I'll find a six-for-one sale on blank discs. Ridiculous.

      • Written by Jay S from Richmond

      1087 of 1123 people found this useful

      Is this review useful?awful

    • 4.0 out of 5 stars

      Apple SuperDrive

      I was a little leery after all the negative reviews but found the drive performed well. An eject button should be added to rate it five stars. The drive did fai I was a little leery after all the negative reviews but found the drive performed well. An eject button should be added to rate it five stars. The drive did fail to eject discs when the keyboard command was used on several occasions, but the HELP instructions to restart and hold the mouse button down always ejected the disc during startup.Apple should work on getting the EJECT function to work on command.

      • Written by Brian U from El Dorado Hills

      2 of 2 people found this useful

      Is this review useful?Apple SuperDrive

    • 1.0 out of 5 stars

      Extraordinarily inconsistent and useless

      This is one of the worst Apple products I've ever owned. About half of the time when you try to eject a disc, the machine thinks it's ejected, but it's not. For This is one of the worst Apple products I've ever owned. About half of the time when you try to eject a disc, the machine thinks it's ejected, but it's not. Force eject doesn't even work, and there's no physical way on the drive to eject. The only solution I've found is to restart the whole computer; then the disc becomes visible again. On top of all that, why on earth is Apple making a drive that doesn't read blu ray in 2018?

      • Written by Willie B from Fort Myers

      13 of 14 people found this useful

      Is this review useful?Extraordinarily inconsistent and useless

    • 1.0 out of 5 stars

      Dud

      Worked for a while, maybe 6 uses. Now just spins and won't eject a disk. iMac and MacBook Air only recognize it intermittently but still won't eject disk for Worked for a while, maybe 6 uses. Now just spins and won't eject a disk. iMac and MacBook Air only recognize it intermittently but still won't eject disk for first 30 or so attempts... Apple fail.

      • Written by RHETT J from Norman

      12 of 13 people found this useful

      Is this review useful?Dud

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