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User profile for user: stanistheman
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I have a M1 Macbook Pro-14 (2021) that has thunderbolt 4 ports. Is there any external DVD Cd Drive available toout there that plugs to the thunder bolts ports

I have a M1 Macbook Pro-14 (2021) that has thunderbolt 4 ports. Is there any external DVD Cd Drive available out there that plugs to the thunder bolts ports

Posted on Jun 18, 2022 11:49 AM

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User profile for user: VikingOSX
VikingOSX
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Jun 18, 2022 12:06 PM in response to stanistheman

You are looking for two features:


  1. DVD drive that has a USB-C cable to directly plug into your Mac
    1. If only a USB-A cable, then you need a USB-C to USB-A adapter either from Apple, or what I use.
  2. A device whose vendor shows that it is compatible with macOS Monterey, and not exclusively MS Windows
    1. Availability of recent firmware updates installable from macOS as indicative of this capability

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I have a M1 Macbook Pro-14 (2021) that has thunderbolt 4 ports. Is there any external DVD Cd Drive available toout there that plugs to the thunder bolts ports

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