Apple MacBook Air SuperDrive
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Apple MacBook Air SuperDrive
Won't work with USB hub!
Written by MA from Edmond
Nov 5, 2009
The device itself is beautiful and works perfectly, but it consumes the Air's SINGLE USB port and does not work with any USB hubs! As a college student, I prefer to use a mouse while spending hours at my desk and when I need my SuperDrive I can't use my mouse or any other USB device, such as my flash drive. It's irritating and I wish Apple would invent a USB hub that could handle the SuperDrive's extensive power needs and provide the user with more USB ports for things such as keyboards or flash drives.
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Apple MacBook Air SuperDrive
OK
Written by CH from Newnan
Nov 3, 2009
I've bought this along with the MBA and when I had to install the new Snow Leopard that shipped with the air, it took a few hours where on the Macbook pro's internal drive it goes much much faster, it also took a long time to install Ilife 9 and IWork. Also, when the drive was running it kept making a grinding noise that "never" happens on the pro drive. Once it was unable to read the disk and one time while installing Snow Leopard I had to start installation a 2nd time because it didn't install the 1st time. Although I haven't so far experienced any eject problems, I don't understand why they couldn't have put a pin hole eject button on it, in case the drive doesn't recognize the command from the laptop, I also find it ridiculous that you can't use this drive w/ another laptop (Like my Toshiba NB205 Mini) It caused me to have to buy another drive for that netbook separately and I haven't checked as to whether or not another brand or a generic drive would work with the MBA, does anyone know?
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Apple MacBook Air SuperDrive
hopeless drive, helpless user
Written by SC from KENOSHA
Sep 27, 2009
After a couple of uses, disks started sticking, requiring insertion of objects to "trick" it into ejecting. Now everything jams, the drive feels underpowered, it's worse than not using a dirve. Huge mistake not to supply a means of manual access and tripping the eject mechanism.
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Apple MacBook Air SuperDrive
GREAT PRODUCT
Written by AC from Dallas
Sep 19, 2009
dont know why so many people write bad reviews for this thing. just bought it today with my macbook air and worked perfectly right out of the box. really clean looking and runs silently
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Apple MacBook Air SuperDrive
Macbook air super drive
Written by NG from Tampa
Sep 17, 2009
I don`t know how anyone can give the superdrive less then 4 stars it works great and flawless the only reason I give it 4 stars is because I think 100.00 dollars for it is kinda high buy it and u will be happy.
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Apple MacBook Air SuperDrive
It isn't a power problem...
Written by EB from Oregon House
Aug 24, 2009
I've tried many USB hubs, also and it isn't power that is the problem with the Superdrive not working with USB hubs or other computers, it is a bridge within the drive.
Take a look at this solution from tnkgrl Mobile:
www(dot)tuaw(dot)com/2008/06/24/mod-use-your-macbook-air-superdrive-on-any-machine/
Not for those without soldering experience, but if you are comfortable with opening the case and replacing the bridge, it is a $9 + shipping solution...30 of 34 people found this useful
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Apple MacBook Air SuperDrive
Worked Great Right Out of the Box!
Written by CB from Dallas
Aug 14, 2009
I received it, took it out of the box, plugged it in to my Air, inserted a CD and it recognized it no problem. It immediately showed up on my desktop. And ejecting it was a total non-issue! I pressed the "eject" button on the Air (to the right of F12) and it promptly ejected the CD! Every time I have used it, it has worked perfectly fine.
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Apple MacBook Air SuperDrive
On my third one, about to be on my fourth
Written by SF from Anaheim Hills
Aug 8, 2009
This think is the most temperamental device Apple has ever created. I hope they are coming out with a new version of this, because this one stinks. It has swallowed several CDs and now it acts like there is a CD already in there and won't accept my disc. What I hate most about it is there is no way to manual eject anything.
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Apple MacBook Air SuperDrive
Follow the Instructions, please
Written by JJ from Atlanta
Jul 25, 2009
I connected the new SuperDrive through Kensington PocketHub Mini 2.0 and it did not accept the CD-RW. When I connected it directly to MacAir it worked like a champ! It makes sense to read Instructions carefully. A beautifully designed accessory,
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Apple MacBook Air SuperDrive
Wrong, wrong, wrong
Written by MD from Clonskeagh
Jul 16, 2009
Everybody is gone wrong here. Set up the Drive using system preferences. Don't put a disk in until it is fully recognized then put in a disk that you probably will never use again. It will run the disk or say that "Disk not Recognized." Now press the eject button. If it doesn't respond put the cursor over the disk icon on your page and press and drag the disk where the bin usually is. Instead there is an eject icon. Drag the disk icon into it and it will eject. It worked for me but i can see many problems have occurred; so I give it +5* for look, -4* for the problems that have happened to other people and +3* because everyone who had problems should have contacted the apple helpline, gone to and apple store or even if they just had read the manual. So thats why I give it 4*
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