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A few months ago, my USB SuperDrive kicked the bucket after 10 years of use. I brought it to the Apple Store and asked for a replacement. They found it amusin

A few months ago, my USB SuperDrive kicked the bucket after 10 years of use. I brought it to the Apple Store and asked for a replacement. They found it amusing, and said they hadn't sold one in a long time. They had to rummage around in the back for 10 minutes, and apparently only had two in stock. Maybe I should have bought both.

bookofjoe 2y ago
On the brighter side you should be good until around 2034. $77.99 here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B011K4XZQ0/?tag=reality https://www.amazon.com/dp/B011K4XZQ0/?tag=reality
alsetmusic 2y ago
I replaced my SuperDrive with this OWC Blu-Ray and DVD drive for about the same price or lower. I bought six or seven of them when I was ripping my entire movie collection to disk (yay Plex). The SuperDrive is slightly lower-profile, but these work well and I've never had any issues with them. I gave most away to friends when the job was done and the one I have left is still kicking for ripping new music from CDs once in a blue moon. https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/MR3PDVDR8XT/ https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/MR3PDVDR8XT/
- porphyra 2y ago
  Isn't this one the bluray one? https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/MR3PBDR6XT/ https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/MR3PBDR6XT/ It seems the one you linked to can only support DVD and M-Disc. Sad that even now, the only way, to get high quality movies is by buying physical bluray discs since streaming media has vastly worse bitrate.
  - jasomill 2y ago
    Recommended for desktop: OWC Mercury Pro enclosure[1] with your choice of MakeMKV-compatible[2] internal 5.25" SATA drive. USB 3.0 B plug and separate PSU; no dongles or bus power required. [1] https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/MR3UKIT/ https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/MR3UKIT/ [2] https://forum.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=19634 https://forum.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=19634

bookofjoe 2y ago

On the brighter side you should be good until around 2034. $77.99 here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B011K4XZQ0/?tag=reality https://www.amazon.com/dp/B011K4XZQ0/?tag=reality

alsetmusic 2y ago

I replaced my SuperDrive with this OWC Blu-Ray and DVD drive for about the same price or lower. I bought six or seven of them when I was ripping my entire movie collection to disk (yay Plex). The SuperDrive is slightly lower-profile, but these work well and I've never had any issues with them. I gave most away to friends when the job was done and the one I have left is still kicking for ripping new music from CDs once in a blue moon. https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/MR3PDVDR8XT/ https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/MR3PDVDR8XT/

porphyra 2y ago
Isn't this one the bluray one? https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/MR3PBDR6XT/ https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/MR3PBDR6XT/ It seems the one you linked to can only support DVD and M-Disc. Sad that even now, the only way, to get high quality movies is by buying physical bluray discs since streaming media has vastly worse bitrate.
- jasomill 2y ago
  Recommended for desktop: OWC Mercury Pro enclosure[1] with your choice of MakeMKV-compatible[2] internal 5.25" SATA drive. USB 3.0 B plug and separate PSU; no dongles or bus power required. [1] https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/MR3UKIT/ https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/MR3UKIT/ [2] https://forum.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=19634 https://forum.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=19634