External DVD/BluRay Burner recommendation

I had a similar issue with my Mac mini. It would never spit out discs. I just got the top-selling external drive on Amazon from LG, and it works great. However, I don't swap the discs out too much, and I don't think it's Blu-Ray. I hope you find one that works for you!

You can purchase an external CD/DVD Reader/Burner just about anywhere from Walmart, to Apple, to OWC. Now it comes down to how much do you want to spent from $30. to $100. I personally purchased the USB Superdrive from Apple because I am just an Apple Freak and I know they are the best bang for the buck.

CHEERS, AND GOOD LUCK

DON

Yeah, my Mac mini is a mid-2010; I doubt you'll have any issues (but I can't guarantee it). USB ports are generally compatible even when paired with different generations. I simply plugged it in to mine, perfect! Here's the one I got: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00C2AMK2M/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF 8&psc=1

Not all DVD player units for computers are Mac compatible.

LG has a few and can be found on Amazon.com

There are others found here.

http://www.amazon.com/LG-GP10NB20-Portable-External-Drive/dp/B004K2Z4MS/ref=sr_1 _3?ie=UTF8&qid=1398883289&sr=8-3&keywords=Mac+compatible+external+LG+optical+dr i ve

http://www.amazon.com/LG-Electronics-Portable-External-GP40NB40/dp/B009DS6OFU/re f=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1398883289&sr=8-7&keywords=Mac+compatible+external+LG+opti c al+drive

Here's another source for Mac compatible optical drives. These are better quality optical drives.

These are also tray loading drives.

Tray loading optical drives are more reliable, plus they are capable of playing those smaller mini sized discs.

http://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/VLU2SD24XS/

http://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/MR3F82SD24S/

Also, Macs do not play Blu-Ray discs natively. If you have video discs that are in the Blu-Ray format, you will need to find a Mac compatible Blu-Ray /DVD player and a separate software Blu-Ray player application.

OWC ( http://eshop.macsales.com/ ) has Blu-Ray playing drives, also.

Found here.

http://eshop.macsales.com/search/external+blu+ray

Also, check Amazon.com

Good Luck.

optical drives use a generic driver though as in same driver for all devices not a maker of the model in question spc driver.

so if drives are not compatible they are in a pretty sad state

I have gotten burned too many times buying external optical drives (for friends' and family's Macs whose internal drives finally failed) from places like Best Buy or local computer stores that DID NOT work with these Macs.

So, I had to either try the only other authorised Mac reseller in my area that carries a LOT of third party, Mac compatible stuffs, OR resorted to OWC or Amazon.

So, I completely stand by my contention that not ALL optical drives are Mac compatible.

If there is no mention of Macs or OS X ON THE BOX, my experience has been that they simply do not work with Macs.

It's been the same with any computer peripherals.

I have had this same experience with external webcams and external USB microphones. If it doesn't mention anything about compatible with Macs or OS X, then it is NOT going to work with a Mac.

And yes, at this stage in time, this is still a sad state for Mac users with different types of external hardware not able to be used.