Apple MacBook Air SuperDrive
Compact and convenient, the MacBook Air SuperDrive connects to your MacBook Air computer or Mac mini with a single USB cable and fits easily into a travel bag. It lets you install software and play and burn both CDs and DVDs, including double-layer DVDs.
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Overview
Everything you need in an optical drive.
Whether you’re at the office or on the road with your MacBook Air, you can play and burn both CDs and DVDs with the MacBook Air 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 MacBook Air 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 MacBook Air SuperDrive. It connects to your MacBook Air with a single USB cable that’s built into the SuperDrive. There’s no separate power adapter, and it works whether your MacBook Air is plugged in or running on battery power.
Most Useful Reviews
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Does what it needs to do but with a price
- Written by Sean R from Sparks
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This is the newer model SuperDrive
- Written by Rob N from San Jose
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Shoddy Product
- Written by Jeff L from Los Gatos
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Most Recent Reviews
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Does not recognize over 60% of the CDs!!
- Written by Bart S from Eindhoven
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Eject problem
- Written by Mark W from London
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Nice, but could scratch the disk
- Written by Cal M from glendale
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Most Interesting
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How does the Air SuperDrive eject a disk? Is it a slot drive?
- Asked by Layne P from Wellton
- 2/11/2010
Best Answer
To eject a SuperDrive from the new MacAir (2011 model without an eject key) follow these steps:
Applications Folder >Utilities > Disk Utility
• Click on SuperDrive icon which will show up in the left window
• Click on “Eject” from menu bar drop down menu …More- Answered by Joe W from Lilburn
- 23/09/2011
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Can I use the mac book air superdrive on my macbook pro?
- Asked by Alex W from Margate
- 18/03/2011
Best Answer
The general answer is no but not due to the current requirements but rather due to the custom daughterboard (which is swappable). …More
- Answered by Phil T from Canoga Park
- 8/04/2011
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Can the external Superdrive for Mac book Air work on a iMac with a broken Superdrive
- Asked by Brian H from Scarborough
- 12/02/2011
Best Answer
The SuperDrive only works on Mac computers that lack an internal optical drive so no, the SuperDrive would not work on an iMac with a broken optical drive. You can however, bring the iMac to any Apple store and if it is still under warranty, it can possibly be fixed free of charge depending on the damage which caused it. Otherwise, Apple can repair/replace the internal optical drive for a fee. …More
- Answered by Trevor L from Beaconsfield
- 23/08/2011
Recently Answered
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Does the SuperDrive have lightscribe?
- Asked by Dan L from Shakopee
- 8/04/2012
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Apple's MacBook Air/Mac mini SuperDrive does not have lightscribe capability.
- Answered by Thomas S from Tucson
- 11/04/2012
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Best Answer
No it doesn't and probably never will. People have been asking for it ever since it came out but Apple long decided that online streaming is the future. I would love for them to put in blu ray but I highly doubt they ever will. …More
- Answered by John H from Quapaw
- 24/03/2012
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My macbook air is really low on memory, does the superdrive have memory in it, and if so how many MBs,GBs, or TBs does it have?
- Asked by David H from Muncie
- 22/03/2012
Answer
The superdrive does not have any (accessable) built in memory or storage. It can, however, read CDs and DVDs, which are both storage devices. CDs can hold up to 700 MB/side, DVDs are more like 4.2 GB/side. …More
- Answered by Randall O from Louisville
- 4/04/2012
