Here's the question: will the MacBook, Mac mini, iMac or Mac Studio connect with the ASUS ZenDrive V1M external CD/CD writer drive via the USB Type C interface?
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Apple's Old-School SuperDrive Is Out of Stock and Unlikely to Return
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My M1 Mac Studio works fine with this drive:
ASUS SBW-06D2X-U external 6X Blu-ray writer, Stand Design, Mac Compatible, M-DISC support, Disc Encryption, Unlimited Webstorage(12 months), NERO Backitup, E-Media
Newcomer in the range, ASUS SBW-06D2X-U Blu-Ray-Brenner - extern, Noir will satisfy a lot. Mainly aimed at demanding players, this material will meet your expectations.
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You don't what you are talking about...I just used it.
I bought one a number of years ago and have prob only used it 3-4 times- Shame they never introduced a bluray version
I still use mine occasionally to retro-computing stuff. I don't think the current MacOS can write to floppies though.
I have a superdrive that I inherited from my dad. Never really used it until recently when I started ripping CDs at the library. Works perfectly with my 2019 MBA.
Good enough for me. I think Apple should advertise this fact there are compatible third party optical drives that work with USB Type C port MacBook, iMac, Mac mini and Mac studio models.My M1 Mac Studio works fine with this drive:
ASUS SBW-06D2X-U external 6X Blu-ray writer, Stand Design, Mac Compatible, M-DISC support, Disc Encryption, Unlimited Webstorage(12 months), NERO Backitup, E-Media
Newcomer in the range, ASUS SBW-06D2X-U Blu-Ray-Brenner - extern, Noir will satisfy a lot. Mainly aimed at demanding players, this material will meet your expectations.amzn.eu
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Still using mine after more than a decade, but mostly just when watching DVDs (public library here still carries them, for now).
Can’t recommend folks getting a new one now (unless you’re supporting legacy hardware for some reason). As others here have suggested, getting a USB-C BlueRay drive would make more sense these days.
Can’t recommend folks getting a new one now (unless you’re supporting legacy hardware for some reason). As others here have suggested, getting a USB-C BlueRay drive would make more sense these days.
I've been using mine since 2012 mainly for public library DVDs, if they made one that reads Blu-Ray I'd probably buy it.
When it comes to watching them on TV I use my Xbox Series X. Lets me play games which aren't on the Mac and also lets me watch DVDs/Blu-rays/4k Blu-rays. Well worth the cost.
I still use my original SuperDrive. As I get older the people around me pass away and their families ask me to create a memorial video or slideshow to play at the cremation/funeral service. It’s shocking how old tech so many undertakers are in the UK. 99% of the time they ask for it on DVD or nothing!
Mine just does work with my Mac Studio. Just plug it directly into the USB-A port, don't use a hub.
I wouldn't recommend buying one anyways, eventually the discs started getting stuck and I had to disassemble it to get the disc out. It still works, though I have to hold the top down while ejecting because I couldn't get the case to snap back on right.
