Customer Ratings & Reviews

The superdrive is for my macbook pro, which does not have an optical drive. High price, but it works well.

Exactly what I needed to use CD's with my new MacBook Pro. I decided to buy the 13" for much cheaper than the 15" which meant I didn't have a built-in CD drive. However, the portable drive works excellent.

It's a shame the drive is not built in to the MacBooks but you have to give up something for its portability. Aside from that it's a slim light weight drive, it looks great and even matches the machines look.

This is perfect for anyone who wants to run CDs or DVDs on a MacBook. As a teacher, I wanted to play some audio books as we read along in the textbook. This allowed me to do that. My only complaint is that it took a little time to let the CD load the first time because it would ask if I wanted to sync it to my iTunes. (It can take a few minutes if you decide to sync.) I have read reviews about some people having problems with skipping when using a separate drive, but I didn't have that problem at all with this device. We've watched movies and listened to CDs without any problems--sometimes using it 5+ hours each day. It was easy to switch between tracks to pick up where we left off the previous day. I would definitely recommend it to others.

It’s plug-in play, allows me to instantly burn DVDs and CDs, and and works perfectly with all my max.

The external USB is easy to use - plug it in and it's easy to figure out how to use for various needs. I record music onto CD's and it has done a great job. The size is great also - sleek.

I have an embroidery sewing machine and I often order designs online, download them to a disk, and then enter the disk into my sewing machine disk reader. This external disk drive/burner is exactly what I needed to do that task. Whenever I download a design to my Mac Desktop and put a disk into the burner an icon appears on screen that walks me through the process effortlessly. I am very happy with this product. The only disappointment was that it will not work on a Windows based machine to download information (I had some designs on my old Gateway product but it would not recognize this disk drive.). It will only work on Apple products.

My new iMac doesn't have a Superdrive and that made this a necessary purchase for me. I like it's portability and I can use it with my Mac AirBook. Very slim and sits nicely on the desktop.

This device works as advertised. Start-up is simple and although I have not tested it exhaustively I would say it performs as advertised. It is also thin and doesn't take up much space.

imac at least the one i got doesn't come with a drive, so purchased the external apple one, love it works great and very quite, nice if you still you them...LOL

Glad I purchased this for my Apple Mac book pro. I like the fact that if is portable and only need it when it’s necessary. Works great!

It works great with my new MacBook Pro with retina display. My new MacBook Pro does not have a DVD drive so this external DVD/CD writer works great.

compact, needed for older applications, is fast and quiet

I like how this color blends in with my iMac. The cord is short so keeping it close is a must. It is also very small so storing this is very easy.

In this age of higher speed Internet and wi-fi connections, DVD players and burners are probably doomed to go the way of the floppy disk, but this is a very nice one. If you want to use your Macbook to view a video or listen to a music CD, this works fine. If you need to burn a DVD or CD for any reason, it will do it. When you plug it into a USB port, the driver loads and it's ready to use almost immediately. Almost every day, the need for a DVD/CD drive/burner is less and less, but if you need one or want one, you won't be disappointed with this one.

I got this to work with some apple compatible programs and old data with my new computer, it works great. Limitless potential accomplished!

This product is very easy to use, which is exactly what I need since I am transitioning to Apple products from PC. Love that it is a small device that takes up barely any desk space next to our iMac.

Just plug it into your apple computer; the computer automatically identifies it and you'll all set to go. I like the clean design and the size.

We needed to load some files quickly and it simply worked easily. We were moving a lot of backup files and transitioning 3 computers. It worked flawlessly and takes very little space or power.

I have only used the dvd drive once so far. It was extremely easy to use- didn't even have an open/close button. No power cord is needed, only the USB into the mac. It fits well right on the base of the mac.