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  • Front. Apple - SuperDrive 8x External USB Double-Layer DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive - Silver.

Apple - SuperDrive 8x External USB Double-Layer DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive - Silver

Model:
MD564LL/A
SKU:
5856129
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Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars with 9865 reviews

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    Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

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96%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers are positive about the SuperDrive 8x External USB Double-Layer DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive's ease of use, USB connectivity, and compact size. Many appreciate its compatibility with various systems and its performance in burning and reading discs. However, some customers find the price to be a bit high. A minor drawback mentioned is the lack of a physical eject button and a short power cord.

This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.

The vast majority of our reviews come from verified purchases. Reviews from customers may include My Best Buy members, employees, and Tech Insider Network members (as tagged). Select reviewers may receive discounted products, promotional considerations or entries into drawings for honest, helpful reviews.
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  • A Must Have

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    A must have accessory period. You can not load or play cd's any other way. Buy an Apple stay with Apple.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • External drive

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    This is an external drive I will use to back up a large project.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Much needed!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    A must have since laptops are not equipped with internal hard drives, anymore!

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Easy to use external drive.

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    Good drive, easy to setup. Needed these days with Apple's continued direction of not providing drives in their devices.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great product

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    This is a great product. Had no trouble setting it up and works fine. It is quality product at a good price.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • A+

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Was disappointed that there was no DVD drive in the new Mac...but this is easy to use...plug in and create !

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Price

    Good Product but pricey

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    We bought this and it was almost $90. Wound up returning and getting an LG one for $45 with worked just as good.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend

  • Will always have a space on my desk...

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Having this disk drive is invaluable to me. There are still so many applications and people who use disks.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • As always a good product from Apple

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    the DVD RW/CD-RW Drive - Silver was working like aspected on my Mac Pro.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Apple hard drive great for cd burning.

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great External hard drive for burning cd's at a reasonable price.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great apple product

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    Plug and play. Used on the plane to play movie with laptop worked great.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Good purchase

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Happy with purchase. Would recommend if looking for a good cdrw

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Another great product from Apple!

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    This item is really handy considering it is so light. I would definitely recommend this product to anyone out there.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • A necessity for the newer iMac

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    We use this disk drive at all our locations to facilitate DVD burning.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Perfect to be able to load my old photos

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is a must have! Especially if you have a lot of old photos on disc. I couldn’t be happier!

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great for red box movies

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This disc drive is great because it allows me to watch red box movies

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Works

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Even though it is frustrating that a $2,400 computer doesn't come with an optical drive this does fit the bill.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great product

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    I recently bought this to burn cds on my MacBook pro and it does a great job.Im very happy i bought it.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This works wonderfully and is nice and quiet, opposed to other externals that I’ve tried

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great player/recorder

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I've had it a few weeks and it does all that I expected perfectly, but then every apple product I own has.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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