Apple MacBook Air SuperDrive
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Based on 73 reviews
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Apple MacBook Air SuperDrive
Not exactly "super" drive
Written by YW from Hood River
Feb 7, 2008
I gota say it IS very small and portable but Apple dosn't take advantage of this things designe. what i mean to say is, it dosn't do much, its only a regular disk drive. It would have been a lot more convinent if apple put in a few extra USB ports off to the side, or added an extra hard drive, considering the lack of space in the actual computer. Yes, it might have to be a bit bigger, but we wouldn't mind, it would make this product so much more useful.
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Apple MacBook Air SuperDrive
GREAT
Written by MF from Manalapan
Feb 9, 2008
THE BEST THING EVER
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Apple MacBook Air SuperDrive
Light and compact, but doesn't share well.
Written by WM from Haverhill
Feb 10, 2008
The MacBook Air SuperDrive is light and compact as advertised. It slides into a bag pocket and hardly adds any weight or bulk. And it performs as advertised, quickly and quietly.
But, it consumes the MacBook Air's only USB port and works only with that one port -- it does not work with USB hubs! With no downstream ports of its own, you can't use your SuperDrive and any other USB device at the same time. Like a keyboard or mouse, or your iPhone or iPod, or a USB printer.
This is a remarkable oversight. But if you want to install Boot Camp or play DVDs, it's the only game in town.1342 of 1711 people found this useful
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Apple MacBook Air SuperDrive
Definitely a good purchase!
Written by AM from Canandaigua
Feb 11, 2008
I just bought a MBA, and I am very happy that I also purchased with SuperDrive. For me, this is going to be great for backups and saving files that I don't use regularly (instead of keeping them on the hard drive).
It's really small, sleek, and as pretty as the MBA. I recommend this purchase!43 of 82 people found this useful
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Apple MacBook Air SuperDrive
Works great but sometimes won't power on using boot camp . . .
Written by SM from Americus
Feb 12, 2008
I assume it's just a temporary problem and will be fixed with a driver update or something but it's really annoying right now . . .
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Apple MacBook Air SuperDrive
Works amazing
Written by SH
Feb 13, 2008
This thing works great. Does everything I want it to do.
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Apple MacBook Air SuperDrive
did what I expected it to do
Written by MK from San Antonio
Feb 16, 2008
This drive is lightweight and does what it needs to do. No qualms.
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Apple MacBook Air SuperDrive
Excellent but...
Written by JG from Florham Park
Feb 17, 2008
It's another great product from Apple. It's light, and is a great product for a GREAT PRICE! However, does it ONLY work with the macbook air?
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Apple MacBook Air SuperDrive
Suprisingly not so great!
Written by HA from MOUNT VERNON
Feb 17, 2008
This product was designed for the great MacBook Air, a product which is mind blowing, but is complimented with a product that is not so great!
The superdrive could have at least been designed to be wireless.
I am marketing manager for a manufacturing company and am required to travel a lot and attend exhibitions world wide. I need to work with CD's sometimes.
Now how impressive do you think it would be, when I start to work on my MacBook Air and access my CD, while my SuperDrive is still packed in my bag?! No cables, no unpacking, no taking up space, just one beautiful piece of mind blowing design displayed on site for everyone to feast their eyes on.... ;-)
Innovation, be it, don't just say it.72 of 139 people found this useful
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Apple MacBook Air SuperDrive
Very Pleased...
Written by RV from Jessup
Feb 20, 2008
I am very pleased with it. works very well with my Air, and hardly emits any noise.
I knew that it wouldent work with my other macs because since it runs off of the usb, theres a different amount of power needed for it.
Thanks Apple, Kudos!40 of 61 people found this useful
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Apple MacBook Air SuperDrive
Best of the best!
Written by PC from Sandwich
Feb 20, 2008
I think this Superdrive is the best accessory for my macbook air i've burned like 10 discs in the few days i've had it and it works great its fast and i reads DVDs unbelievably! i love this product!
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Apple MacBook Air SuperDrive
Not the best....
Written by HL
Feb 23, 2008
This product did what it was supposed to do and nothing more. But the way it burned CDs was amazing. It didn't make any noise either, but it still would have been even better if it worked for more than just the macbook air. it definately was really amazing but could have been better.
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Apple MacBook Air SuperDrive
Perfect as is.
Written by DW from Sacramento
Feb 25, 2008
Its a great compact drive to use with your MacBook Air does exactly as it should. Not sure why people think it should do more, its called the SuperDrive which is the Apple name for CD / DVD drives on all the other Macs.
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Apple MacBook Air SuperDrive
Make it work with a USB hub
Written by MF from Chicago
Feb 29, 2008
Product is great with the exception that it won't run through a USB hub and has to be hooked directly to the USB port.
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Apple MacBook Air SuperDrive
Limited usefulness--Won't work with USB Hub
Written by KB from Vancouver
Mar 1, 2008
So you want to edit a video......then burn it form your external HD to your new Air SuperDrive. SORRY! Because the Air SuperDrive wants the ONLY USB port, you won't be able to access your external HD (and you don't want to edit on your small internal drive).
LG looks to have the answer. Their "Slim" Portable will work with only USB when connected directly to your AIr OR when connected to a powered USB port allowing you to connect your external HD. It is about the same size and price as Apple's drive but not nears as good looking. I think I will need to forgo the good looks for function this time!
PS-It has Lite Scribe, so if you have Parallels you can do direct disc labeling as well.36 of 45 people found this useful
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Apple MacBook Air SuperDrive
No USB For You!
Written by JS from katy
Mar 2, 2008
Product will NOT run through a USB hub making it essentially useless.
Discs get stuck - would it be hard to put an eject button in the front?
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Apple MacBook Air SuperDrive
5* for looks -4 for usefullness/not USB hub compatible
Written by NC from San Francisco
Mar 4, 2008
I spent a good portion of the day "troubleshooting" trouble that wasn't trouble with my usb hub. Want to install a driver that requires dvd & printer to be plugged in at the same time? You can't. Ever. Because the "Super"drive won't work on a hub. LOVELY.
So basically - it's pretty but it can't type. Will make a gorgeous $99 coaster for my coffee cup.70 of 103 people found this useful
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Apple MacBook Air SuperDrive
Exactly Right
Written by IM from Carrboro
Mar 4, 2008
I picked up one of these when I got my MacBook Air almost a month ago, and it sat on my desk, unused. The other day, I needed to reinstall my virtual machine, so I dug out my XP CD, and plugged this thing in, and it worked great.
While it would be nice if it would work through a hub, I just ran a USB extension cable out of the MacBook Air, and can unplug my hub from that, and plug this in, so it works out fine.54 of 75 people found this useful
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Apple MacBook Air SuperDrive
USB HUB DEVICE
Written by DD
Mar 4, 2008
2300$ cash (CA$) for the new and beautiful MacBook Air + Superdrive, surprisedly my usb hub wont work with it...
PLEASE MR. JOBS ASK YOUR R&D DEPARTEMENT TO DEVELOP A NEW USB HUB DEVICE...
I will pay any retail prices for that new device 40$ 100$ 150$, will be OK...
From a disappointed costumer.
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Apple MacBook Air SuperDrive
USB drive doesn't work on a USB hub - useless
Written by AS from Mountain View
Mar 11, 2008
I don't know what they were thinking when they made this thing so that it won't work on a hub. It's completely useless therefore. What if, like me, you work in a wired environment a lot? I can't burn data to the drive or upload data from the drive to any network share, because you can't plug the ethernet adapter and the dvd drive in at the same time, and the dvd drive doesn't work on a hub. You would have to be a complete idiot to come up with that one.
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