Macbook, NEED SUPERDRIVE!!!!

Kalafut · Mar 25, 2008

ok so my parents bought me a macbook last christmas, but being not computer people they did not add a superdrive. now i want to burn dvds, but i don't want it external, and apple doesn't sell internal superdrives, and i know owc only sells them for powerbooks, (or atleast i haven't seen any for macbooks) now is it possible for the macbook air remote drive software will work with my macbook? or apple does sell a nice external optical superdrive http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APP...hop_mac/mac_accessories/storage&nplm=MB397G/A
but i hear it only works for macbook air, why is this? is there any 3rd party remote drive software??

andy input is nice!

thank you, for any future help!

SFStateStudent · Mar 25, 2008

Yep, that's correct...

as an owner of the MBA and the superdrive, you need to download updates that are specifically for the MBA/Superdrive. It won't operate with other MacBooks. Sorry!

atthecross · Mar 25, 2008

hit up ebay, I got mine there for $60, but still have not installed it yet

Kalafut · Mar 25, 2008

SFStateStudent said:
as an owner of the MBA and the superdrive, you need to download updates that are specifically for the MBA/Superdrive. It won't operate with other MacBooks. Sorry!

dang it, i was looking at what comps you have, and dang how did you get the money for all that!

killmoms · Mar 25, 2008

Yes, the MacBook Air SuperDrive will only work with the MBA, since it demands a greater-than-spec amount of power from the USB port.

Toast Titanium has allowed for burning on another machine's optical drive for a while, but that requires another Mac that also has Toast installed.

Kalafut · Mar 25, 2008

killmoms said:
Yes, the MacBook Air SuperDrive will only work with the MBA, since it demands a greater-than-spec amount of power from the USB port.

Toast Titanium has allowed for burning on another machine's optical drive for a while, but that requires another Mac that also has Toast installed.

ok i don't have an additional mac, but i do have a couple pc's will it work with them?

Fonzijr1964 · Mar 25, 2008

try the MacRumors Marketplace its rate in the forms list i think its under Hardware

ArcaneDevice · Mar 25, 2008

for upgrade info XLR8yourmac should be one of your first stops.

http://forums.xlr8yourmac.com/drivedb/search.drivedb.lasso

here's one report.

Drive Type: DVD+R/RW + DVD-R/RW Drives
Drive Interface: IDE
Drive Brand: Matshita
Drive Model Number: 4x (didn't include model number)
Driver Used: Apple Standard
Mac Model: Apple MacBook series
Mac OS Version: OS X 10.4
Reader Comments: Last week, I bought a used MacBook that did not have a superdrive in it and upgraded it.
I bought the new drive from iFixit for $199. I normally buy from Powerbook Medic and the drive would have been only $169 from them but they do not have any in stock and could not tell me when they were going to get any in.
The install went just fine however I am used to fixing/replacing parts in these laptops. I also replaced the keyboard as the mouse pad was becoming erratic.

It is a 4x DVD Matishuta (Matshita?) drive.

killmoms · Mar 25, 2008

Kalafut said:
ok i don't have an additional mac, but i do have a couple pc's will it work with them?

No. You might just need to get a SuperDrive installed in your machine.

eman · Mar 25, 2008

If you have a regular macbook, just install a superdrive. You should be able to find one on ebay, look for a "UJ-857" or "UJ-857-C" superdrive and install it yourself.

Kalafut · Mar 25, 2008

dang it, now i have to go searching....... thnxs everyone

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