External superdrive not working properly

Hi, I have a 2012 MacBook Pro and I just recently upgraded to Yosemite. My external superdrive will play audio disks in iTunes but, when I try to burn a playlist iTunes cancels the burn with "unknown error occurred (-50)" Also I can't eject the superdrive when I go into Finder under devices. any help is appreciated thanks

Just about any external optical drive, other than Apple's, will work. For exampe, this one recommended by Macworld:
http://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Writer-External-Optical-Drive/dp/B003M0NT1M?t ag=gmgamzn-20

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