Apple Super drive - worth it?

I have an IMAC - is an Apple Super Drive worth it or are there any alternatives?

The Apple external optical drive ONLY works with Macs that do NOT come with an internal optical drive, any longer.
It can be made to work with older Macs through a system file hack, but there are better drives than Apple's own optical drive offering.
Not all optical drives are Mac compatible.
Most Mac compatible drives you will only find to be purchased online.
Here are two on Amazon.com that are cheap and Mac compatible
http://www.amazon.com/LG-GP10NB20-Portable-External-Drive/dp/B004K2Z4MS/ref=sr_1 _3?ie=UTF8&qid=1398883289&sr=8-3&keywords=Mac+compatible+external+LG+optical+dr i ve
http://www.amazon.com/LG-Electronics-Portable-External-GP40NB40/dp/B009DS6OFU/re f=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1398883289&sr=8-7&keywords=Mac+compatible+external+LG+opti c al+drive
Here's another source for Mac compatible optical drives. These are better quality optical drives.
These are also tray loading drives.
Tray loaning drives are, usually, better made, more robust drives that will last longer than the thin, slot loading type.
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/VLU2SD24XS/
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/MR3F82SD24S/
Good Luck!

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    The Apple external optical drive ONLY works with Macs that do NOT come with an internal optical drive, any longer.
    It can be made to work with older Macs through a system file hack, but there are better drives than Apple's own optical drive offering.
    Not all optical drives are Mac compatible.
    Most Mac compatible drives you will only find to be purchased online.
    Here are two on Amazon.com that are cheap and Mac compatible
    http://www.amazon.com/LG-GP10NB20-Portable-External-Drive/dp/B004K2Z4MS/ref=sr_1 _3?ie=UTF8&qid=1398883289&sr=8-3&keywords=Mac+compatible+external+LG+optical+dr i ve
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    Here's another source for Mac compatible optical drives. These are better quality optical drives.
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    Tray loaning drives are, usually, better made, more robust drives that will last longer than the thin, slot loading type.
    http://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/VLU2SD24XS/
    http://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/MR3F82SD24S/
    Good Luck!

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    Cannot use 2 optical drives (Apple Super drives) at the same time on my iMac after downloading OS X 10.8.5.  Reported to Apple Care.  Anyone else have this problem?

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    hey
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  • I have an older iMac 5,1 and the disc drive no longer works. I was hoping that I could the Apple USB super drive as a replacement, but the info on the super drive page says compatible with iMac 2012 or later. Does anyone know why it would not work for me?

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    Good luck & happy computing!

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