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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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  • good reader

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

    good reader writer as with all apple products just as advertised

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Apple DVD

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

    This is a really reliable, extremely compact DVD player/recorder. It's almost as perfect as the imac it is connected to.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great drive!

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

    I used it to check some cd's and dvd's that I had keep for a while and they work perfectly.

    I would 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

  • Must have for your Mac

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    Posted . Owned for 7 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Perfect addition to my MacBook! Super quiet and responsive

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great product

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

    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

  • great drive

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

    SuperDrive 8x External USB Double-Layer DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive - Silver Apple quality! Great product.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Love it! A good investment to my MacBook.

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

    A good investment to my MacBook as my laptop didn’t come with it. Love it!

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

    Good Product but pricey

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

    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

  • Great product

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

    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 Super Drive

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

    This product will really enhance your MacBook. Enables you to do so much more with your MacBook.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Love

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

    Must have u can burn cds with it it does everything I want it to fo

    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

  • Good

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

    Good to have when you want to download something not in Apple store. So helpful. Crazy you have to buy it separately

    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

  • Great apple product

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

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

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Easy to use external drive.

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

    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

  • Love it!!

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

    This external drive is great. I’ve owned it over a year and no problems with it!

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Apple external drive

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    Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is an excellent purchase. It enables me to watch DVDs. This is a smart buy.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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