Reviews for Apple USB SuperDrive

I need to burn a sideshow to a DVD so I first tried a DVD+RW. It would not allow me to burn to the disc. Then I went online and read somewhere that a DVD-R was needed. I went out and bought the qty I needed and spend $23 to find that it does not burn to those either. I am a new Apple user and cannot understand why the darn manual this thing comes with doesn't indicate what types of DVD's are compatible with it! This shouldn't be so difficult. Still need to burn to a DVD and don't know what to do as I can't just keep buying various types of DVDs hoping that they will work. Unbelievable.

Apple DVD player still has the regional lock for DVD's unfortunately some of Apple products like this DVD player is based on 1990's technology. Please spend a few dollars from the billions to update the DVD player.

I followed all the instructions to update etc, plugged it right into the Mac (it wouldn't even turn on through a usb hub) even went to the online chat for help and all it does is take in the DVD or CD ( I tried both) begin to make all the right noises... then spits out the DVD/CD.
I thought maybe I had a "one off" dud, but after reading some of the other testimonies... I'm not to sure about that
Back to the store it goes and hopefully the replacement will be five stars

I bought my external SuperDrive last week and cracked it open today to rip audiobook CDs into my iTunes library. Much to my great aggravation, this "Super"drive couldn't rip CDs until each disc was re-inserted multiple times and/or I repeatedly plugged/unplugged the USB connection on the drive. Through most of my adult life I've been such a huge proponent of Apple products and have owned multiple computers/iMacs/MacBooks over the years (along with multiple variants of iPods, iPhones, Time Capsules, etc). So for an Apple product to not work properly out of the box is both surprising and, based on my prior history with their products, entirely disappointing. This review is based on the drive I currently have on hand. I will return this POS tomorrow and see what happens. If so, I will write a new review. But for now, if I could give this thing a zero stars I would.

On my 2nd now as first was DOA and 2nd also. will not accept discs at all. tried in 3 macs - 6 different usb slots didn't recognise any one of about 10 discs
plugged in launched software update no update required
With all the terrible reviews on here this product should actually be pulled.
btw you have to give an unusable product at least one star to get the rating on !
despite being a loyal apple user for 20 years my real rating is no stars

After reading a number of 1- and 2-star reviews I was skeptical. I thought these people must be doing something wrong. I had just bought a new iMac (no DVD Drive anymore, folks) and decided to go against the grain and get a DVD drive after all (still, I wouldn't dare dreaming about a Blue Ray drive). So I went out and bought one. Little did I know I'd be writing a nice 1-star review in no time. The Super Hero was DOA from Santa Monica to Culver City or about 10 miles. I couldn't believe that under a labyrinth of ribbons and complicated shiny cellophane contraptions there lay a piece of dead junk at the bottom of its modernistic white coffin. Talk about pretentious! To make double sure my machines were in order I plugged it to both my iMac and my MBP. Da Supa Jive was neither seen by any of them nor would it accept a DVD. I should have known better. When Apple says, "No DVD," it means it. Even if you go ahead and buy one. Tomorrow back in the car, 10 miles in, ten miles out, like I got nothing better to do. Oh, well. I hope it tilts the star-rating balance by a notch.

Followed directions to update software but it still does not recognize the drive nor will it accept a disk.

Purchased brand new. Plugged it in and it was dead. It doesn't deserve the one star I was forced to give. I guess the one star is for the packaging.

does not import cds from some labels such as atlantic etc. Apple need to stop worrying about the competition copying their ideas and start focusing on there own products that are failing. Otherwise the competition will rise above them simply by making a product that works. Disappointed apple, are you starting to loose the plot?