Mac Superdrive

[c5vetter]

Okay, first newb with iMAC question. Have been running Ubuntu on PC for number of years, and bid on auction for iMAC in support of St Jude's Hospital and ended up winning the auction. Still have not received it, but can't wait!

Now, to my question, as I understand it the iMAC does NOT come with a drive. So, will the SUPERDRIVE work with the iMAC? Some folks have said YES and others NO. Want definitive answer before I order.

Oh, and second question, what do folks use in the way of USB expansion? I know the iMAC that I won, uses USB 3.0 and the four slots are NOT easily accessible.

 

[fig]

Assuming you mean the external USB Superdrive, absolutely will work with the iMac. That's exactly what it's designed for, to give machines without an external drive dvd capabilities.

You could also get pretty much any external dvd/blu-ray drive.

 

[sonicrobby]

the apple superdrive should definitely work with the imac. (the 2012 model doesnt have a superdrive built in, but the 2011 and earliers do). And the USB slots are behind the mac, so it would be like blindly reaching behind your monitor to plug one in. But you shouldnt have a problem angleing your computer to see behind it and plug something in

 

[simsaladimbamba]

I cannot verify, if the SuperDrive really works, but Apple states here, that it is compatible with the late 2012 iMac.

System Requirements

Compatible with the following computers:

MacBook Pro with Retina display
MacBook Air
iMac (late 2012)
Mac mini (late 2009) and later​

But you could also use just any other external optical disk drive (ODD) if you want to save 40 € or USD.

As for USB expansion, many use USB hubs.

 

[AppleFan360]

While a superdrive will work, I wouldn't recommend it. There are better third party drives out there that have faster read/write times.