Some readers report issues mounting USB hard drives on their new Double-Layer SuperDrive PowerBooks. MacFixIt reader Gary Ratay writes: "I purchased a new 15 inch powerbook from my local Apple ...

Apple's MacBook Air is undoubtedly a thing of beauty, and its slender little companion DVD burner is not far behind. Unfortunately, until now only Air owners could enjoy it; despite the best efforts ...

Showing more links to Apple subnotebooks past, the MacBook Air apparently has its own special brand of USB port. According to Electronista, the Air’s USB Superdrive has been designed to work only with ...

Those of you who have already opted not to buy a new MacBook Air, but were more interested in the $99 SuperDrive that you could get for the MacBook air had better look the other way. It turns out ...

There appears to be some sort of handshake happening between the MacBook Air and the IDE to USB bridge within the MBA SuperDrive. I looked into re-flashing the controller (which is a standard part) ...

The MacBook Air ships with software tools that allow users to do without the external drive option for most purposes. Remote Disc, Remote Install, and related technologies that enable the Air to share ...

When Apple launched the new 12-inch MacBook earlier this year, some of the first accessories for the laptop -- which uses USB Type-C exclusively -- were various adapters and dongles that allowed ...

Which is the best DVD recorder drive for the Mac? Most Apple Mac computers no longer contain an Apple SuperDrive (Apple’s name for DVD burners attached to Macs), but you can buy an Apple USB ...