It doesn’t have Blu-Ray support, so you’ll need to find another external drive if you care about that. It plugs into a Mac via a USB cable and allows you to both read and write CDs and DVDs.
You can leave a drive like this on your desk at home or take with you in your laptop bag.Īpple offers their own external drive known as the Apple USB SuperDrive. Such an external drive could read CDs and DVDs, play Blu-Rays, and even burn discs - if that’s what you want. To do this, you’ll need to buy an external disc reader that plugs into your Mac via a USB cable. RELATED: How to Share CD & DVD Drives Over the Network on WindowsĪn external optical drive will allow you to access discs on your Mac.