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Macbook pro with retina display macbook air imac late 2012 and later mac mini late 2009 and later mac pro late 20 i have found that the apple usb superdrive does not work well with macs that originally came with a builtin superdrive and that are not on the system requirements. Jun 12, 2009 the revamped 15inch macbook pro pairs excellent performance and apples stellar design with a new battery that delivers more than 8 hours of endurance. Will the superdrive work with a 7th generation ipad with a usba to usbc adapter. Replacing a superdrive on a macbook pro inch mid 2009. Macbook and macbook pro superdrive failure sign in to comment. However, the usb superdrive is not compatible with macs that came with builtin optical drives. This story, macbook pro 17inch, mid 2009 was originally published by macworld join the network world communities on facebook and linkedin to.
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Mac pro late 20 macbook, macbook air with retina display, and macbook pro models with. I replaced the builtin superdrive with a second hard drive. Add a 2nd dvdcd solution to your mac pro or add a bluray drive. Its perfect when you want to watch a dvd movie, install software, create backup discs, and more.
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When i got it, it didnt have a hard drive in, so i have put in a working one i had lying about, formatted with the exfat format. How to upgrade a 15inch macbook pro mid 2009 hard drive. Well i bought a macbook pro about six weeks ago, im very happy with it, but im a little peeved that the new macbook is basically the same model, with a larger hard drive and minus a couple of things firewire 800, sd card slot, backlit keyboard. Note that he apple usb superdrive and macbook air superdrive are designed especially for use with mac computers that do not have a builtin optical drive. New listing apple usb superdrive for macbook air mac mini md564zma a79 30 day warranty. I just bought a usb superdrive for my new macbook pro 16inch, 2019, 2. Use an external macbook air superdrive on a macbook pro. Buy gs41n gs23n dvd burner drive apple macbook pro 5,4 mc118lla mid2009 superdrive with fast shipping and toprated customer service.
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If you can live without these amenities, the new macbook is a strong choice. Older models of the macbook, macbook pro, imac, mac pro, and mac mini computers have a builtin superdrive. The apple superdrive is an external cd dvd drive that reads and writes to optical discs. How to connect the apple usb superdrive apple support. Apple usb superdrive with attached usb typea connector cable. It seems it was designed to support the newer macs that. In the us and many other countries, site sponsor other world computing sells quality batteries for this macbook pro. Get help with the slotloading superdrive on your mac. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to read.
Which usbc powered docking station will work for the apple superdrive on a 2016 15in. Apple does not intend for the unibody macbook pro models which consist of the late 2008, early 2009, mid2009, mid2010, early 2011, late 2011 and nonretina display mid2012 macbook pro lines to have the optical drive replaced with a. The revamped 15inch macbook pro pairs excellent performance and apples stellar design with a new battery that delivers more than 8 hours of endurance. In order to eject you can controlclick or rightclick the disc icon and choose eject from the menu that. Buy new 8x dl dvd cd burner superdrive optical drive, for apple macbook pro core 2 duo mid2009 mb990lla mb991lla a1278.
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Jan 24, 2014 owcs stepbystep video of how to install a hard drive or ssd in the apple macbook pro 15inch mid 2009 unibody with model id. Includes stepbystep installation videos to make upgrading easy. Theres no separate power adapter, and it works whether your mac is plugged in or running on battery power. Get help with the slotloading superdrive on your mac computer.
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