Superdrive

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The term "SuperDrive" has been used by Apple for a few different products over the years:

1. Floppy Disk Drive (1988-1999): Initially, SuperDrive was the name for Apple's 3.5-inch floppy disk drive capable of reading 1.44 MB high-density disks. It could also read and write older 800 KB and 400 KB Macintosh floppy disks, as well as MS-DOS formatted disks.

2. Internal CD/DVD Drive (2001 onwards): Apple later reused the name for the internal optical disc drives (CD and DVD readers/writers) built into Macintosh computers. The early 2001 Power Mac G4 was the first Macintosh to include it. These drives supported various formats, including DVD±R, DVD±RW, CD-R, and CD-RW. Some models could read DVD-RAM, but writing to these discs was disabled. Apple never offered a Blu-ray drive option with the SuperDrive.

3. External USB SuperDrive: Although Apple no longer includes built-in optical drives in their computers, the name "SuperDrive" is still used for Apple's external USB CD/DVD drive accessory.

• Compatibility: It's designed for Mac models that don't have a built-in optical drive, such as the MacBook Air, Mac Mini, and certain MacBook Pro models.
• Connectivity: The external SuperDrive connects via a built-in USB-A cable. Newer Macs with only USB-C ports require a USB-C to USB Adapter (sold separately).
• Functionality: It can read and write both CDs and DVDs.
• Design: It's compact and portable, with a sleek design that complements Apple products.

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