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Recommended CD/DVD drive for MacBook Pro 2023

Can someone recommend the best CD/DVD drive for a MacBook Pro-2023. I have an old Apple SuperDrive, which doesn’t work and they don’t make them anymore.




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Posted on Dec 21, 2024 3:08 PM

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Dec 21, 2024 3:44 PM in response to 7BML

Drives for OWC seem to get good reviews here. This is their listing:


https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/external-storage#drive-type:optical-drives


Unless you need to travel with the optical drive, I highly recommend the Mercury Pro over the "Slim." The Mercury has an independent power source, replaceable power and data cabling should the cat chew on one, and is a tray-loader, generally more reliable than slot-loading drives.



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Dec 23, 2024 2:54 PM in response to 7BML

Is your apple superdrive not working or are you getting the error message that it needs power? If you're getting the power error message you probably bought a newer MAC and you might just need a different connector, Apple had me buy this one, which provides the superdrive with power and connects to my new MAC. USB-C to USB adapter, it's on their website, inexpensive.

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Dec 23, 2024 3:27 PM in response to 7BML

7BML wrote:
Thanks. It’s just that they would seem to be too bulky to travel, etc.


Look at the Pioneer BDR-XD08S. It's USB 3.2 Gen 1, eminently portable, bus powered and you can also get an external a power supply if you want one (DCA-003) (also portable-sized). Compatible with CD, DVD, BD & M-Disc media. Personally, I do recommend the external power supply; burning disks takes almost all the power the USB bus can provide and if you have other bus-powered USB devices connected at the same time, none of them may work. Using the power supply eliminates that problem.


I have the predecessor model BDR-XD07S and it works like a breeze.

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