I planned to backup old media before my old Mac died. I bought one in 2017, a week later my MacBook crashed. Bought a MacBook Pro in 2019, I couldn’t find my SuperDrive (didn’t look too hard). Just found it, started backing up media (The Boondocks animated show, no longer offered in the US iTunes Store). Thank you fellow users.
The reason I bought one, to permanently store photos and videos. Hard drives can be destroyed, emps etc. hard drives degrade over time. And who trusts these photo storage services to hold their most precious memories as a primary storage… a good dvdr can last 75 or more years if stored properly. It’s crazy there is no better storage option, but it is what it is.
@@kooftech7077 It is actually available on Apple India too. You can find it under the storage devices category under the accessories search option in the site. Link for the samewww.apple.com/in/shop/product/MD564ZM/A/apple-usb-superdrive?fnode=d361261fad69c089750f612da8be08713d796400de99caf625d211ff4aba589353c45aa154ebce26e6175ad731a4679f1e3e5c456ddc412332eec0d6aa9bd920717bb08a5fe5dd266873775ed3059e10fb1afcd9b649c2430b03a9e1e8cc4a43b32f5f7cfedbb96f1a51f4cfbc8e34b3
You can buy this at any Apple authorized reseller ( if the have any stock left). The second option is to buy from any online marketplace such as OLX, Ebay etc. maybe you can get it from there.
rihit vashist- This product USB SuperDrive has NOT been discontinued. Go on the internet ans search The Apple Store US or Canada and you will find it there !
I think the majority of people have moved from CD/DVDs to pen drives and no one uses these disks anymore. In fact, i cannot recall when the last time i used Discs in the last 5 years (expect for this video). For me, These were mainly used for backups and storing media. But nowadays we have cloud storages for backup, pen drives or portable Hard disk drives for media. I think that’s the reason Apple stops manufacturing or updating these things.
Jennifer Wasylenko- Apple has NOT discontinued the USB Super Drive dvd /cd driver ! I know this because I just viewed it on both Canada's and the US'S Apple Store on the internet .Koof tech was using a 2015 MacBook Air which can be directedly connected to with this CD/DVD Drive, BUT it can NOT be directly connected to MacBooks for 2020 ! To connect this 2020 USB Super Drive to a 2020 MacBook you need to buy a separate dongle because the MacBook has a different type of USB port than the USB Super Drive dvd/cd player has. This video was VERY Misleading and factually incorrect !
It's January 2021 and this product is available on the Apple website. I don't think why some of you are saying that this has been discontinued, because it hasn't. I have a more recent MacBook Pro and need an adapter to plug the CD reader to the computer. However, like I said, the product is still available and should continue to be so for another while.
GalaxyNexus- I just received my MBA M1 and have played several dvd's on it , so yes it works with the M1. However, you have to make sure that you get the right adapter for the M1. in order to hook up the superdrive to it. The adapter is the USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter. The adapter has 3 connections : HDMI, USB, USB-C.
@@GalaxyNexus1 -FYI, if you go to the Apple Store online and click on the pic of the superdrive and scroll down and look at system requirements instead of compatibility you will see that it says ALL Macs made after 2008 are compatible if they don't have an optical drive. : )
@@STICKITINYOUREAR cool, thanks. I ended up not getting the M1 when it came out but plan on getting this year's model and definitely want to get a drive to go with it. Do you recommend it?
Joseph Grosso- Not sure I understand your question. Do you want to watch dvd's on your superdrive on your tv? If that's your question then, yes you can , using an adapter and an HDMI chord. If you want to connect your MBA M1 to an apple tv ,you can, but that has nothing to do with watching dvd's on your apple tv. Could you be more specific in your question?
Hi, does this work with a Mac Mini. Apple support in India says it won’t - because Mac Mini didn’t have an optical drive ever. But I wonder if they are right. Thanks in advance.
@@andrepalms You can buy adobe CS6 on eBay or through less reputable means... & download it using the Disc. Unless you have MacOS 2020 Big Sur than you're out of luck. You can also download Affinity Photo & Affinity Designer which are much better (& Cheeper) than Photoshop & Illustrator.
Ok let me explain. 1.)Streaming = potential failed internet OR failed company. THUS nuked streaming ANYTHING. If a company falls or servers crash your entire media library is done. 2.) When you own a physical copy of anything you own it forever. This is not a hard concept to grasp. Yet people seem to think it's so foreign. 3.) If you're willing to gamble and give your life to conglomerates and let them tell you what you can or can't own digitally and cutting out a physical library. Then good for you. But you don't own zip if it ain't hard data on the hdd. That's still streaming. Finally Is it 2007 ? Um no actually. But this is a common sense solution to a big evolving problem. If you don't see it that way go ON your way. But don't be a little punkass dissing good people who are just living their life and minding their own buisiness.
Maybe the dvd you are trying to play is not a region 1 dvd. Dvds come with Region Codes so that they cannot be marketed in a different region than it is supposed to be sold in. Try to insert a region-free dvd and see if that dvd works or not.
Not all region DVDs. You can set the region in which you are using it to play the DVDs for that region. You can change the region of this SuperDrive 5 times only. After that it will be stuck on the last set region code.
@@kooftech7077 Hey. Am planning to buy this. Do you have any other alternate suggestions or is the SuperDrive the best. I have a whole bunch of CDs from my childhood to revisit.
☠BLACK BARON☠ "Maximum Possible" write speed for burning Audio CDs in Apple Music ... doesn't work well ... use 2x or 4x to burn your CDs. Music Artists.
Honestly I’d use it to download my music cds on my mac and then transfer on my iPhone. I have all of my music on Cds that I’ve purchased throughout the years.
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I have been playing CD's for 2 months now but just discovered today I did not know how to burn one. Thank You for sharing.
It looks so simple. USA
Glad it was helpful! 🙂
Got this as a gift three years ago and never used it. Thank you now I know.
Thumbs up for High School Musical 2.
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I planned to backup old media before my old Mac died. I bought one in 2017, a week later my MacBook crashed. Bought a MacBook Pro in 2019, I couldn’t find my SuperDrive (didn’t look too hard).
Just found it, started backing up media (The Boondocks animated show, no longer offered in the US iTunes Store).
Thank you fellow users.
too late for cds in 2023
Thanks so much for making this video, it was very helpful, was clear and to the point, no waffle. Fantastic 👍
The reason I bought one, to permanently store photos and videos. Hard drives can be destroyed, emps etc. hard drives degrade over time. And who trusts these photo storage services to hold their most precious memories as a primary storage… a good dvdr can last 75 or more years if stored properly. It’s crazy there is no better storage option, but it is what it is.
Wise words 👌
Not discontinued. Purchased from best buy today!
Yeah you are right! It isn’t discontinued. I just couldn’t find it anywhere in India and read somewhere that it was discontinued. My bad 🤦♂️
@@kooftech7077 It is actually available on Apple India too. You can find it under the storage devices category under the accessories search option in the site. Link for the samewww.apple.com/in/shop/product/MD564ZM/A/apple-usb-superdrive?fnode=d361261fad69c089750f612da8be08713d796400de99caf625d211ff4aba589353c45aa154ebce26e6175ad731a4679f1e3e5c456ddc412332eec0d6aa9bd920717bb08a5fe5dd266873775ed3059e10fb1afcd9b649c2430b03a9e1e8cc4a43b32f5f7cfedbb96f1a51f4cfbc8e34b3
Yeah im coming from flipkart to watch the unboxing and its price is 6900
banger cd choice my man
Slight ASMR feel to the video. Very nice
I also have same early 2015 Mac will it work perfectly ?
Yes it will :)
Thank you. I purchased one of these new today, it is still available in the local Apple Store.
Is this worth getting over the cheaper dvd/cd drives you can get on Amazon? Are you just paying for the brand?
If you have a MacBook it’s the only one you can use 😅
I can’t tell if you are joking or not, but I will certainly have used. Third-party drives the office where I work and everything has been fine.
Will the DVD play on a dvd player to a tv or just on the Mac computer?
apple dvd drive MD564LL/A vs MD564ZM/A what is better model?
I am not sure if there is a different between them. I guess they are the same just a different model number for different region.
Do you know if the SuperDrive works with a powered usb hub?
Can this read and burn blue ray disks?
No. Only CD and DVD
does it work on Windows and Mini CD'S
Where can I buy this?
You can buy this at any Apple authorized reseller ( if the have any stock left).
The second option is to buy from any online marketplace such as OLX, Ebay etc. maybe you can get it from there.
@@kooftech7077 thanks man !
Omg Rohit in the comment section I am a big of both of you .
I just bought one directly from Apple. Brand new.
rihit vashist- This product USB SuperDrive has NOT been discontinued. Go on the internet ans search The Apple Store US or Canada and you will find it there !
Gonna buy one. Thanks for the upload.
I am having trouble playing the burned DVD with my DVD player. Is there a trick or did I miss something?
does it work if you have a dongle hook up on the macbook pro?
Yes it works if your MacBook doesn’t have a usb port and you plug it in using a dongle.
Marie- If you go to Apple's website it will explain which dongle you need. You can find the inf. under " compatibility" .
Nice! Can it be used on Windows too?
Yes it can be used. Refer to this video th-cam.com/video/L-Vmy5vg9HQ/w-d-xo.html
Is this compatible with laptops running Windows?
THANK YOU, COME AGAIN!
Welcome 🙏
Great video! So they are discontinuing it?! What do you think Apple wants people to do with their DVD/CD's?? *sigh*
I think the majority of people have moved from CD/DVDs to pen drives and no one uses these disks anymore. In fact, i cannot recall when the last time i used Discs in the last 5 years (expect for this video). For me, These were mainly used for backups and storing media. But nowadays we have cloud storages for backup, pen drives or portable Hard disk drives for media. I think that’s the reason Apple stops manufacturing or updating these things.
Jennifer Wasylenko- Apple has NOT discontinued the USB Super Drive dvd /cd driver ! I know this because I just viewed it on both Canada's and the US'S Apple Store on the internet .Koof tech was using a 2015 MacBook Air which can be directedly connected to with this CD/DVD Drive, BUT it can NOT be directly connected to MacBooks for 2020 !
To connect this 2020 USB Super Drive to a 2020 MacBook you need to buy a separate dongle because the MacBook has a different type of USB port than the USB Super Drive dvd/cd player has. This video was VERY Misleading and factually incorrect !
It's January 2021 and this product is available on the Apple website. I don't think why some of you are saying that this has been discontinued, because it hasn't. I have a more recent MacBook Pro and need an adapter to plug the CD reader to the computer. However, like I said, the product is still available and should continue to be so for another while.
@@timsummers870 yes. I ended up buying one and love it.
@@kooftech7077 that is not true, there is a lot of people that still use cds and dvds.
can it burn blue ray
Nope.
I am about to buy one.
Go for it.
Can you after inserting the CD then transfer it into a USB?
Sorry didn't get you. You need to transfer the contents of a CD to USB?
@@kooftech7077 Yes.
Does this work with the M1 MacBooks? It’s not listed as compatible on their website
GalaxyNexus- I just received my MBA M1 and have played several dvd's on it , so yes it works with the M1. However, you have to make sure that you get the right adapter for the M1. in order to hook up the superdrive to it. The adapter is the USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter. The adapter has 3 connections : HDMI, USB, USB-C.
@@STICKITINYOUREAR ok, thanks. Good to know. For some odd reason, Apple only lists that the Mac Mini is the only M1 device compatible with it.
@@GalaxyNexus1 -FYI, if you go to the Apple Store online and click on the pic of the superdrive and scroll down and look at system requirements instead of compatibility you will see that it says ALL Macs made after 2008 are compatible if they don't have an optical drive. : )
@@STICKITINYOUREAR cool, thanks. I ended up not getting the M1 when it came out but plan on getting this year's model and definitely want to get a drive to go with it. Do you recommend it?
@@GalaxyNexus1 - Sorry but I don't know enough about the next Macbook Air. All I know is that the M1 meets all my needs.
Hey, can this burner make custom menus, or does all it do is just burn?
Nope. It can only burn discs
@@kooftech7077 Oh ok thx for replying
can you connect it to an apple tv?
It doesn’t work with apple tv!
Joseph Grosso- Not sure I understand your question. Do you want to watch dvd's on your superdrive on your tv? If that's your question then, yes you can , using an adapter and an HDMI chord. If you want to connect your MBA M1 to an apple tv ,you can, but that has nothing to do with watching dvd's on your apple tv.
Could you be more specific in your question?
Can I connect to Macbook air M1?
Yes! You will need a USB Type C to Type A Connector/Adaptor.
I can watch a movie from DVD disk?
Can this be used on an IPad?
No! Only for Mac Laptops or Desktops
Its so elegant.
good presentation thank you
Hi, does this work with a Mac Mini. Apple support in India says it won’t - because Mac Mini didn’t have an optical drive ever. But I wonder if they are right. Thanks in advance.
*Works with mine Mac Mini just fine using the supplied USB-a cord. M*
@@Brian_______ Thanks. M1 or Intel?
@@accentontheoff *I have the M2 Mac Mini.*
Great video I just ordered one to make a cd for my best friends songs
Great 👍🏻
I just bought one so I can put photoshop, flash, illustrator.... on my Mac, so I don't have to pay a monthly subscription for them.
How can I do the same?
@@andrepalms You can buy adobe CS6 on eBay or through less reputable means... & download it using the Disc. Unless you have MacOS 2020 Big Sur than you're out of luck. You can also download Affinity Photo & Affinity Designer which are much better (& Cheeper) than Photoshop & Illustrator.
The same reason I'm watching the video now! lol!
does it work with iphone + usb adapter?
That’s what I want to know lol
How to take the cd out
That all worked but how do I burn it so that it will play on aNY DVD player?
CDs and high school musical. is it 2007 again?
Hehe I never throw my old stuff. Nostalgia 🥲
Ok let me explain.
1.)Streaming = potential failed internet OR failed company. THUS nuked streaming ANYTHING. If a company falls or servers crash your entire media library is done.
2.) When you own a physical copy of anything you own it forever. This is not a hard concept to grasp. Yet people seem to think it's so foreign.
3.) If you're willing to gamble and give your life to conglomerates and let them tell you what you can or can't own digitally and cutting out a physical library. Then good for you. But you don't own zip if it ain't hard data on the hdd. That's still streaming.
Finally
Is it 2007 ? Um no actually. But this is a common sense solution to a big evolving problem.
If you don't see it that way go ON your way. But don't be a little punkass dissing good people who are just living their life and minding their own buisiness.
I just purchased one straight from apple.
can i burn a movie onto a USB with it?
Mine is not working. I selected REGION 1 (USA) but the error reads REGION NOT PERMITTED and won’t let me play the dvd’s. It’s a MAC AIR
Maybe the dvd you are trying to play is not a region 1 dvd. Dvds come with Region Codes so that they cannot be marketed in a different region than it is supposed to be sold in. Try to insert a region-free dvd and see if that dvd works or not.
My drive ejects the blank cd
Immediately after inserting it?
Sumit? from 90 day fiance?! lol
You never know! Lol🤣
If I burn songs on a cd using this process, can someone play that cd if they don’t have a MAC device?
its useless for my macbook pro m1 pro 2021
Thank you
You're welcome
Any one having issues with the SuperDrive scratching cds?
You couldn’t pay me to buy this product.
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no one else saw the temperature on the laptop SHEEESHHH
brother, maybe you can turn of the music and speak a little bit clearer so one can understand what you're saying
Can you play all region codes of the DVDS?
Not all region DVDs. You can set the region in which you are using it to play the DVDs for that region. You can change the region of this SuperDrive 5 times only. After that it will be stuck on the last set region code.
buen video
This thing doesn’t seem to work… guess I’ll have to go to the Apple store and get my $ back 🤬🤬
The SuperDrive is available in Apple’s India store. Rs 7500/-
Yes. I mistakenly thought that it was discontinued.
@@kooftech7077 Hey. Am planning to buy this. Do you have any other alternate suggestions or is the SuperDrive the best. I have a whole bunch of CDs from my childhood to revisit.
@@ShivaAvula I'll recommend this one. It is of really good quality and very durable. Does the job quite well
@@kooftech7077 thank you
☠BLACK BARON☠ "Maximum Possible" write speed for burning Audio CDs in Apple Music ... doesn't work well ... use 2x or 4x to burn your CDs. Music Artists.
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purl irl orult what kind of English is this?
Why are we still burning CDs? That’s old school man.
Chill, no one’s burning disks. CDs are a history now 😅. It was just to show people that these things still exist
Honestly I’d use it to download my music cds on my mac and then transfer on my iPhone. I have all of my music on Cds that I’ve purchased throughout the years.
CDs and DVDs are an excellent way to make hard copies of music, games, and other data.
If you have to ask THEN YOU DON'T GET IT. move on.
This is the worst dvd drive in the world
Hi! What didn't work?😅
can u rip cd s to u s b stick ?
Dont buy, its a cd eater
Can I use it with the last iPad Pro max ?
thank you