Imac Blu Ray Superdrive : Free Dvd Converter For Mac
Click to expand.Well what sucks is that on amazon, people have said this exact drive works on some apple products with just one USB slot. So what gives with the 2012 iMac?
Online slot machines for mac. Also, for $20 I'll take the Asus which is faster than the apple super drive that costs $80! I guess I'll take the premium price for the mac, but I'll never justify paying 4 times as much for the apple superdrive which is about 12 year old technology. I've been using apple computers for over 10 years, but I can't wait until they advertise 'incredible blu-ray disc technology' in their next, or one after the next iMac. I just ordered this one today and should be here next week. It has some good reviews so I figured I would give it a try. Only $10 more than the Apple SuperDrive but with BR ability so figured the $10 extra was worth it.
External Blue-ray Writer for Mac: Price – $88.90 LinGear USB 3.0 Portable for iMac Pro, All Mac’s The wonder designed and slim look LinGear external CD/DVD burner supported with MacOS and Windows.
I will let you know more after I get it and get a chance to use it. BTW, I have a i7 2.6GHz quad core Mac mini with 16 GB of ram.
- Blu-Ray discs and DVD’s can be quite large which makes converting take some time, but ultimately how long the entire procedure lasts depends on a few things: the length of the movie being converted, the speed of the Blu-Ray/DVD drive itself, and the performance of the Mac in general.
- Lacdo Waterproof External USB CD DVD Writer Blu-Ray Protective Storage Carrying Case Bag Compatible Apple MD564ZM/A SuperDrive,Magic Trackpad, Samsung/LG / Dell/ASUS / External DVD Drives, Gary 4.7 out of 5 stars 187.
Is there a stock app that will allow me to burn CD/DVD/BR disk or is there a recommended, easy to use App/program to download to accomplish this? Preferably free or low cost.
Click to expand.You are not alone. Every iMac I've come across (a bunch) has the cheapest possible optical & they all fail long before they should. Problem solved in late 2012. They did us a favor really. Years ago I bought one of OWCs Jumbo Jet Externals.
Imac Blu Ray Superdrive : Free Dvd Converter For Mac Pro
It's big, fast and sounds like it's about to take off, but what a tank. The actual drive is Pioneer - my favorite DVR maker. I'll use it till I can't find an adapter or it finally takes off and escapes through the window. Click to expand.
I'm in the UK and I have the new iMac (Late 2012 model). To hook the CD/DVD drive to the iMac in most cases its a case of just connecting the drive to the iMac via the CD/DVD drives USB cable. There maybe the odd one that will come with its own power supply (These tend to be the 5.25 inch models, but these are hard to find in the UK), its mostly the portable/slim type such as the Apple USB Superdrive or other similar models that are available now. To watch your DVD's you could use either the included DVD Player Application which comes pre installed on your iMac or you could download another Application such as VLC Player (which is my personal favourite) VLC Player: Some of the slim/portable type external CD/DVD drives I looked at, had twin ended USB cables. Some of the time its not needed (to connect the 2 USB plugs up), but the twin ends are so that if needed (for power) the drive can get power from 2 USB ports, but in some setups there's no need to connect it to 2 USB ports. When I got my iMac I went with the Apple USB Superdrive for the following reasons: 1: It only has one USB plug on the end of its cable (so there's not going to be an issue with power). 2: Its a perfect match for the iMac.
3: Its a slot loading drive (this is just a personal preference as I don't really like the draw loading drives). The negatives I have found with the Apple USB Superdrive are: 1: Its expensive (but I knew this before I purchased it, obviously ) 2: Its not the fastest drive at writing (but in fairness, specification wise, all the portable/slim drives I looked at had the same reading, writing speeds). 3: The USB cable on the Apple USB Superdrive is permanently attached and is really short. Now this isn't a problem if you are going to be placing the drive on the foot of the iMac's stand (this is where I have mine positioned and its an ideal spot for it) but if you want to place the drive on the other side of your desk for example, then you would need a USB extension cable. I ordered the Lacie Slim Blu-Ray 3.0 burner and the external power adapter directly from Lacie last week and it arrived last night. So far it works great.
The device shows up as a USB 3 device in system properties and speeds seem to be great. I've ripped about 11 of my Blu-ray movies using MakeMKV and the Leowo video converter that the Mac App store offered for free a few weeks ago. The burner fits right below my iMac and so far, I'm impressed. Oh yeah, the reason I ordered the power adapter was to not have to worry about using 1 or 2 USB 3 ports.