http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/confirmed-macbook-air-superdrive-does-not-work-with-other-machi/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/confirmed-macbook-air-superdrive-does-not-work-with-other-machi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/confirmed-macbook-air-superdrive-does-not-work-with-other-machi/Jan 24th 2008 12:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/confirmed-macbook-air-superdrive-does-not-work-with-other-machi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/confirmed-macbook-air-superdrive-does-not-work-with-other-machi/
I mean honestly, props for getting a drive out that only uses USB to run (as opposed to an outlet)

But there should be no reason its not compatible with other Macs.

On the other side of the Apple, corperate greed is eating away at the tender rainbow flesh.

And Ryan...

Seriously though, why do you defend all the inane stunts that Apple pulls? Its attitudes like yours which lets corperations like Apple get away with this sort of nickle and diming.

Demand more from the companies you purchase from, and they shall provide. Accept the status quo and you have lost.]]>Jan 24th 2008 1:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/confirmed-macbook-air-superdrive-does-not-work-with-other-machi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/confirmed-macbook-air-superdrive-does-not-work-with-other-machi/Jan 24th 2008 1:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/confirmed-macbook-air-superdrive-does-not-work-with-other-machi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/confirmed-macbook-air-superdrive-does-not-work-with-other-machi/
but maybe there's a hidden benefit: could you test that usb port and see if it puts out enough power to drive TWO external hard drives, thru an UN-powered usb hub?

if so, an owner could keep his/her files on an external drive AND back up that drive from the computer.]]>Jan 24th 2008 2:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/confirmed-macbook-air-superdrive-does-not-work-with-other-machi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/confirmed-macbook-air-superdrive-does-not-work-with-other-machi/
Only one drive on the market (its also slot load) can be used with one USB cable and can be used with any machine with a single USB port, Mac, PC, you name it.
http://www.slidirect.com/product40-129.html
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I llike how engadget was ripping about Jeff Jones' Vista vulnerability report. And now doesn't give a crap about the major issue that the MacBook Air Superdrive is not compatible with other computers

I'm pretty sure thats how fair journalism works.

/sarcasm]]>Jan 24th 2008 11:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/confirmed-macbook-air-superdrive-does-not-work-with-other-machi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/confirmed-macbook-air-superdrive-does-not-work-with-other-machi/Jan 25th 2008 12:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/confirmed-macbook-air-superdrive-does-not-work-with-other-machi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/confirmed-macbook-air-superdrive-does-not-work-with-other-machi/
Yes, as many have pointed out, there are external DVD drives out there, but:

1. They require a power brick as well as USB, or
2. They use more than one USB port to get power (the usual two plugs), or
3. They are low power drives, which, are a lot slower, or
3a. They cannot burn when powered from bus power (the one JWTrooper bought specifies "0. BUS POWER SUPPORT ON READING", in the documentation and has an included power adaptor - not the same thing as the MBA's drive, which doesn't have, and doesn't need an external adaptor.).

Of course, in the great rush to bash Apple for anything you can think of, finer details are forgotten, and the argument inevitably degenerates into name-calling and other childishness. Call me whatever you like, vote my comment down to "Lowest Rated" if you want.
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actually, your wrong about that. i have a pioneer external 8x dual-layer dvd burner powered by a single usb port.. on everything i've plugged it into, burns just fine. mac, windows, linux..

http://www.centrix-intl.com/details.asp?productid=1825
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You'd need a custom USB port that provided that power requirements of the external SuperDrive.]]>Jan 24th 2008 12:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/confirmed-macbook-air-superdrive-does-not-work-with-other-machi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/confirmed-macbook-air-superdrive-does-not-work-with-other-machi/i know what you did last summer
>:-(]]>Jan 24th 2008 1:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/confirmed-macbook-air-superdrive-does-not-work-with-other-machi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/confirmed-macbook-air-superdrive-does-not-work-with-other-machi/Jan 24th 2008 1:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/confirmed-macbook-air-superdrive-does-not-work-with-other-machi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/confirmed-macbook-air-superdrive-does-not-work-with-other-machi/Jan 24th 2008 12:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/confirmed-macbook-air-superdrive-does-not-work-with-other-machi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/confirmed-macbook-air-superdrive-does-not-work-with-other-machi/Jan 24th 2008 12:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/confirmed-macbook-air-superdrive-does-not-work-with-other-machi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/confirmed-macbook-air-superdrive-does-not-work-with-other-machi/
Or, you have different dings in your laptops. The metal may or may not be thinner, but you can't come close to reaching your conclusion with the info given. Christ the logic on here is down the toilet. Hand in hand with frequent Digg visitors, it seems.....

As for the drive, I am not a big fan of anything that can only be paired with one device. I've got a box full of cell phone adaptors that show how frequently companies do that. And if I am paying $99, I would like some future proofing, or at least additional uses from it.]]>Jan 24th 2008 1:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/confirmed-macbook-air-superdrive-does-not-work-with-other-machi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/confirmed-macbook-air-superdrive-does-not-work-with-other-machi/
its worth a shot.]]>Jan 24th 2008 1:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/confirmed-macbook-air-superdrive-does-not-work-with-other-machi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/confirmed-macbook-air-superdrive-does-not-work-with-other-machi/Jan 24th 2008 1:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/confirmed-macbook-air-superdrive-does-not-work-with-other-machi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/confirmed-macbook-air-superdrive-does-not-work-with-other-machi/
The guides are great - you can fix it yourself.]]>Jan 24th 2008 2:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/confirmed-macbook-air-superdrive-does-not-work-with-other-machi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/confirmed-macbook-air-superdrive-does-not-work-with-other-machi/
Your problem started here.
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Seems Newegg no longer carries them though.]]>Jan 24th 2008 1:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/confirmed-macbook-air-superdrive-does-not-work-with-other-machi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/confirmed-macbook-air-superdrive-does-not-work-with-other-machi/Jan 24th 2008 1:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/confirmed-macbook-air-superdrive-does-not-work-with-other-machi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/confirmed-macbook-air-superdrive-does-not-work-with-other-machi/
the point is that its not proprietary, NOT that it's shiny aluminum.]]>Jan 24th 2008 2:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/confirmed-macbook-air-superdrive-does-not-work-with-other-machi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/confirmed-macbook-air-superdrive-does-not-work-with-other-machi/
To Install and Use the External Slim Drive
-Hardware Installing
1. Connect the USB cord-A series plug to the USB2.0 connector on
your PC, and connect the USB cord-B series plug to the drive USB 2.0
connector.
2. Connect the adapter cable to DC IN power connector on your drive.
3. Connect the adapter power cord to a power outlet.]]>Jan 24th 2008 3:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/confirmed-macbook-air-superdrive-does-not-work-with-other-machi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/confirmed-macbook-air-superdrive-does-not-work-with-other-machi/Jan 24th 2008 3:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/confirmed-macbook-air-superdrive-does-not-work-with-other-machi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/confirmed-macbook-air-superdrive-does-not-work-with-other-machi/And people like yourself are scrawny, pimple-faced ultra-geeks with no appreciation of aesthetics and style, only content as long as your 25lb custom-zombie-painted quad-video card Alienware PC has enough LEDs and glow paint inside to impress that fat chick at the LAN party.
]]>Jan 24th 2008 5:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/confirmed-macbook-air-superdrive-does-not-work-with-other-machi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/confirmed-macbook-air-superdrive-does-not-work-with-other-machi/And people like yourself are scrawny, pimple-faced ultra-geeks with no appreciation of aesthetics and style, only content as long as your 25lb custom-zombie-painted quad-video card Alienware PC has enough LEDs and glow paint inside to impress that fat chick at the LAN party.
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