Is it possible to burn music files from a CD in Apple USB SuperDrive to iPhone 13 Pro Max? I don’t presently have a MacBook Pro so I want to burn directly from the SuperDrive to my phone.
Any info on how/if I can do this will be appreciated. Thanks. -Kevin
iPhone 13 Pro Max, iOS 16
Thanks for your reply. I found out from Apple that my 5-year-old USB SuperDrive is only compatible with Macbook Pro, not Air or iPhone. Thanks again.
Thank you for your reply. I wasn’t sure about the terminology so thanks for giving me the lowdown.
Also I went to an Apple Store and was told that my USB SuperDrive is only compatible with a Macbook Pro. It’s not compatible with iPhone or MacBook Air.
Thanks again for the info.
cappy bluesky wrote:
Is it possible to burn music files from a CD in Apple USB SuperDrive to iPhone 13 Pro Max? I don’t presently have a MacBook Pro so I want to burn directly from the SuperDrive to my phone.
I've never heard of connecting an optical drive directly to an iPhone.
Also, "burning" is not the term for what you're asking about. Burning is when you are writing audio / video / data to an optical disc. (With -R media, this involves burning away some of the dye layer of the blank disc.) If you are importing digital audio from a CD-Audio disc, that goes by names such as "importing", "digital audio extraction", and "ripping."
cappy bluesky wrote:
Is it possible to burn music files from a CD in Apple USB SuperDrive to iPhone 13 Pro Max? I don’t presently have a MacBook Pro so I want to burn directly from the SuperDrive to my phone.
Any info on how/if I can do this will be appreciated. Thanks. -Kevin
Never heard nor saw this done...
Look at this app for ideas— https://imazing.com/
It should be compatible with a MacBook Air – even an old one. The introduction of the MacBook Air is a big part of the reason that Apple came out with the drive in the first place!
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cappy bluesky wrote:
Interesting. The Apple Store guy at first said the drive is compatible with MacBook Air but then he did a quick search to make sure, and the info he got said it’s not compatible.
In this case, I would not take his word as definitive.
You might need to use the Apple-brand USB-C to USB-A adapter (instead of a third-party adapter, or a USB-A port on a dock/hub). The thing might be that picky. But Apple's own site says that it is compatible.
I hope the people staffing your Apple Store are familiar enough with Apple products to understand the difference between an iPad Air (tablet that runs iPadOS) and a MacBook Air (laptop computer that runs macOS).
The correct answer for an iPad Air might well be "it's not compatible" or "we don't know."
Interesting. The Apple Store guy at first said the drive is compatible with MacBook Air but then he did a quick search to make sure, and the info he got said it’s not compatible. Oh, well. Thanks.
It's compatible with my son's Apple silicone MacBook Air. Both were a gift to him and I confirmed compatibility by playing several different disks.
USB SuperDrive to iPhone
