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External DVD drive

Mac Mini (late 2012) running Catalina, my external DVD drive (from 2014) is no longer working. It was working after Catalina upgrade, but now is struggling with ejecting. Turns out the new Mac Superdrive is not compatible with 2012 mini. Having a hard time finding one that is compatible with the 2012 Mac and also compatible with Catalina. What I'm finding appears to be compatible up to Yosemite. I'm not super tech savvy, so any suggestions are much appreciated.

Mac mini, 10.15

Posted on Oct 20, 2020 1:12 PM

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Posted on Oct 20, 2020 2:24 PM

I have 2 LG DVD/CD drives and they work fine with all 4 of my Mac Mini's. I have a 2010 and a 2011 both running High Sierra, a Late 2012 running Mojave and a Late 2012 running Catalina. They also work fine with older iMac that have built-in SuperDrives and newer iMacs without SuperDrives.


https://www.target.com/p/lg-portable-external-dvd-rw-drive-black-sp80/-/A-15701034


https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lg-drives-and-burners/lg-external-dvd-drives/pcmcat388000050011.c?id=pcmcat388000050011


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Oct 20, 2020 2:24 PM in response to rjlsicily

I have 2 LG DVD/CD drives and they work fine with all 4 of my Mac Mini's. I have a 2010 and a 2011 both running High Sierra, a Late 2012 running Mojave and a Late 2012 running Catalina. They also work fine with older iMac that have built-in SuperDrives and newer iMacs without SuperDrives.


https://www.target.com/p/lg-portable-external-dvd-rw-drive-black-sp80/-/A-15701034


https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lg-drives-and-burners/lg-external-dvd-drives/pcmcat388000050011.c?id=pcmcat388000050011


External DVD drive

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