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Apple Discontinues USB SuperDrive After 16 Years


Apple is discontinuing its USB CD and DVD player accessory, the Apple USB SuperDrive. "As noted by one of our readers, it's no longer possible to buy an Apple USB SuperDrive online via the official Apple Store in the US," reports 9to5Mac. "The product's webpage says that it's 'Sold Out,' and given t...

From the report: Customers can still use their location to see if there's still a unit available for pickup at one of the Apple Retail Stores. However, it's probably only a matter of time before Apple's USB SuperDrive disappears from all stores. Apple completely phased out optical drives from its computers in 2013, when all the Macs available in the lineup no longer had a CD reader.

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