HT2801 How to make external "SuperDrive" work on iMac with failed built-in?

WHY is my new external "SuperDrive" "designed exclusively for use with Mac computers that do not have a built-in optical drive"? How can I make it work on my iMac with a failed built-in "SuperDrive" that was obviously junk to begin with? I ordered it from a Staples kiosk that had zero product information but the name of the product was USB SuperDrive and it was made by Apple so I reasoned it would run on my Apple. I bought an LG 2 months ago when the built-in failed but the LG only worked about a month then every disc burn was aborted as "error." So I bought new burn software from the Apple app store but still "error" so I went to Staples and bought this and it didn't work so I ise a magnifying glass to read the light grey letters on the white box and it says "Compatible with Mac systems without a built-in optical drive." I found articles online advising how to hack my own computer to make this work but I am low-tech and afraid of wrecking my computer. I am FURIOUS with Apple, I buy it only because Windows gave me such grief but honestly Apple hardware has OFTEN proven itself short-lived and low quality. PLEASE how do I burn an audio CD with my stupid iMac peice of garbage?

Calm down.
If you so choose here are some quality optical drives you can purchase, online here.
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/VLU2SD24XS/
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/MR3F82SD24S/
For Mac burning software, you can purchase and use Roxio Toast.
http://www.roxio.com/
OR you can try this freeware software called simply Burn.
http://burn-osx.sourceforge.net/Pages/English/home.html

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