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Do blu ray dvd's work on apple usb super drive?

MacBook Air (M1, 2020)

Posted on Mar 16, 2023 5:20 PM

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Bryan_K1

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Posted on Mar 18, 2023 5:47 PM

Hello divot1981,

Thanks for reaching out to the Apple Support Communities!

The USB SuperDrive is a CD/DVD drive. It's not able to read or burn bluray discs.

You can find more info about it here: USB SuperDrive

Cheers!

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Bryan_K1

Community Specialist

Mar 18, 2023 5:47 PM in response to divot1981

Hello divot1981,

Thanks for reaching out to the Apple Support Communities!

The USB SuperDrive is a CD/DVD drive. It's not able to read or burn bluray discs.

You can find more info about it here: USB SuperDrive

Cheers!

divot1981 Author

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Mar 18, 2023 6:01 PM in response to Bryan_K1

Thanks, So what do you recommend in order to watch bluray dvd's?

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