Apple’s USB SuperDrive is exhibiting up in Apple’s on-line shops as “bought out or unavailable in all international locations,” MacRumors studies, which might point out that Apple has discontinued the CD / DVD participant.
It’s not an enormous shock that Apple is likely to be carried out with the SuperDrive. The product first launched with the unique MacBook Air, which didn’t have an optical drive, in 2008, so it’s fairly outdated. The SuperDrive was proven as “bought out” on-line on Apple’s US on-line retailer earlier this 12 months. And bodily media simply isn’t as extensively used because it as soon as was, despite the fact that there have been a number of current reminders of why digital possession sucks.
Apple didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark. The corporate’s itemizing for the SuperDrive continues to be on Apple’s on-line retailer, so you may have a look if you wish to reminisce about how it might show you how to “watch a DVD film, set up software program, create backup discs, and extra.” Good instances.
(In fact, for those who do want an exterior optical drive, you may at all times purchase one which’s not made by Apple.)
