Superdrive on el capitan
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DaveWT
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This was curious. I have a mid-2011 iMac which has a built in "Superdrive" and it continues to work just fine with El Capitan. So I went off and read a lot of articles that seem to confirm what you said about the external USB connected Superdrive not working with El Capitan.
However I also have an ancient Lacie CD/DVD player/burner that I acquired years ago from Judi Dyelle (thanks Judi). And it certainly continues to work beautifully also with El Capitan.
So one consideration may be to look for such a 3rd party drive and if you can buy it from somewhere that will allow easy returns (such as London Drugs or others) then you could give that a try.
I see three here for under $50
http://www.londondrugs.com/shop/compute ... icaldrives
However I also have an ancient Lacie CD/DVD player/burner that I acquired years ago from Judi Dyelle (thanks Judi). And it certainly continues to work beautifully also with El Capitan.
So one consideration may be to look for such a 3rd party drive and if you can buy it from somewhere that will allow easy returns (such as London Drugs or others) then you could give that a try.
I see three here for under $50
http://www.londondrugs.com/shop/compute ... icaldrives
chas_m
Well-Known Member
I believe (but I could be mistaken) that the problems refer very specifically to the Apple Superdrive designed to work only with the MacBook Air.
In any case, any third-party external drive should work fine. For best performance, make sure it says it is USB 3.0.
Also, remember that burning DVDs as a general exercise requires LOTS and LOTS of free space available, so be sure you have that before proceeding.
In any case, any third-party external drive should work fine. For best performance, make sure it says it is USB 3.0.
Also, remember that burning DVDs as a general exercise requires LOTS and LOTS of free space available, so be sure you have that before proceeding.