NOLYTH External CD Drive for Mac USB C SuperDrive for Apple, Portable DVD Drive Player for Laptop, Slim CD Burner Optical CD/DVD Drives Disk Reader for PC MacBook Computer Desktop

The media could not be loaded. I needed this to put some software on my laptop and it worked wonderfully. Also, pulled out some old DVD movies and they played great. The speed was great, installation was a breeze, compact size and cord is short so you have to keep the box close. Love it!

I ordered this disc drive for my new Mac mini Mac OS Big Sur 11.1). The first one I received did not work. When I plugged it in the USB port, the drive indicated that it was getting power, but the Mac did not seem to recognize that the drive was plugged in, with or without a disc in the tray. As instructed by a note included with the drive, I contacted the seller directly in hopes of getting a fix for this problem. The very nice sales manager (Coco) sent me some useful information, including a video, that helped me conclude that the problem was with the drive. When I let her know this conclusion, she immediately agreed to send me a replacement, which arrived within the week. The new one worked just fine, as advertised. You just plug the drive in (either in one of the USB-C ports or a USB 2 port), insert a disc, and it starts right up. No extra software is required. It comes with a USB-C to USB 2 adaptor and a nice hard-case carrier. I've played music CDs and ripped some CDs. Those procedures worked fine. I have not tried to burn a disc. I've had the working drive for only a week, but so far I have been pleased with it--works just like I expected.

Burning CDs of my original music is a piece of cake with the NOLYTH USB C SUPERDRIVE. Great value, good response from company to my question about the tray not opening all the way. I know i'm old school, but I needed a burner and this one came highly recommended from a friend. I've had it a couple of months, and just finished burning a bunch of CDs with no problems.

For a Mac user: IGNORE COMPLETELY the little insert with the setup instructions. JUST:1. Connect the drive to your Mac with the USB cable.2. Push the eject button on the front of the drive to verify that the drive is powered via the computerBut do not look in vain for the drive icon to appear on your desktop -- go immediately to Step 33. Insert a readable disk into the drive. And at once there now appears a DVD drive icon on your desktop, labeled with the digital name of the disk you inserted!Transferring AIFF music files (mostly what I need to do) starts out slowly for 30 seconds or so, then goes ripping along quickly. The files are transferred error-free, so far as I can tellThe unit is compact ( 6.5 " by 7" by 1.5") and seems to be build sturdily.The setup instructions were written by someone a) for whom English is not a spoken language, and b) has never tried to install and run on a contemporary iMac . (Tells you to look for a 'My Computer' icon on the desktop. I'm running OS iBig Sur 11.3.1 and there ain't no such icon to be found.Anyway, it works fine, is very quiet, and worth the money.

This is a nicely made external drive and very well designed. I love that its not plastic and the way the USB and cable fit into the bottom of the drive so they're available without having to search. However I tried multiple things to get the one I received to work and my MacBook Air would not play a music CD and I tried multiple ones. It did open a movie DVD momentarily but when I tried to play movie it ejected it. I was using my installed Apple Quick Time Program and Music Program. Not sure if it was the particular drive but obviously not good quality control on a new item. Perhaps the Seller can weigh in on the possible problem. I returned because didn't want to have to go through another return if it's an issue with the MacBook Air or Sonoma OS.

It plays beautifully and respond quickly. Have not yet used it to burn discs.

This compact DVD/CD player is just what I wanted. The cord can be stored very conveniently in the bottom of the unit. It works flawlessly with both MacOS and Windows latest versions. I covered the picture on the top with a photo of my own that makes it more individualized. The price is right.

The drive works as described, plug and play. My issue is it takes FOREVER to recognize a disk and also extremely long to read the files. I am using it with a MacBookPro M1 (2020) and this drive is even slower to read and write than my 10 year old USB1 external drives. Even Apple's SuperDrive is faster, unfortunately it doesn't come with a USB-C or Thunderbolt connection, or I would have returned this one and bought one of those instead.

All newer computer notebooks no longer come with a CD / DVD drive, so I bought this as an add-on. The unit loads and works very well; it is fast and reliable and easy to use; essentially plug and play. Great value for the price, However, I don't use it as much as I thought I would as most media storage is now on flash thumb drive or on the Cloud.

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It can’t read all cd s, having hard time with it. Not a good buy at all.

Ich suchte ein CD/DVD Laufwerk für das neue MacBookPro M1. Das Apple eigene funktioniert nicht. Zwei weitere Laufwerke verweigerten das Digitalisieren von Audio CDs. Der Fehler liegt in der Stromversorgung. Also recherchierte ich im Internet und fand dieses hier.Bisher habe ich eine Vielzahl von Audio CDs digitalisiert. Ohne Probleme !! Von daher für mich eine klare Kaufempfehlung. Der Geräuschpegel ist super, das Design klasse, die Schublade wertig. Keine Kritikpunkte.

Opened the delivery box (fast postage) to find a really useful zip up carry case holding the drive looking very smart, a cool bonus. Lightweight with a sturdy construction, relies on the single in/out button operation or software eject - much nicer to use. Found by the iMac almost instantly, no install or software settings needed - tested with some real world usage of uploading CD's to Apple Music App Cloud and using the same App to burn a Playlist to a 3 CD sequence. All worked without a hitch, happy customer and the new Nolyth Drive has taken up a permanent place connected via the (neatly stowed underneath) Drive USB C plug as an outboard Read/write SuperDrive on my desktop.