Optical drive

An optical drive is a data storage system that uses a to read from (and write to) removable optical media discs.
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==Usage by Apple==
Apple has used the following optical storage types in its product lines:
*CD-ROM drives were introduced as a built-in option with the Macintosh IIvx in October 1992.Apple Macintosh IIvx specs, EveryMac. Accessed 2020-03-22.
*DVD-ROM drives were introduced as a built-in option in the "Beige" Power Macintosh G3 in November 1997.DVD drive for Beige Power Mac G3 tower by Chris of AZ, Apple Communities. 2018-06-24. Apple marketed DVD-ROM drives that could "burn" recordable media as "combo drives". DVD-ROM drives that could also record media were marketed under Apple's "SuperDrive" brand.Think Retro: RIP Rip, Mix, Burn by Christopher Phin, Macworld. 2015-06-10.
Apple has never offered an internal option in any of its Macintosh models, though 3rd-party solutions existed for the 1st-generation Mac Pro. Apple has migrated away from mechanical storage media with moving parts in favor of solid-state drives.Apple bans Blu-ray from Macs: Discs are 'holding us back' by Richard Trenholm, CNET. 2012-10-29.
==References==
==External links==
*If you don’t see a CD, DVD, or Blu-ray drive on Mac at Apple Support
**Find out if the optical drive on your Mac can burn discs
**Share DVDs and CDs on Mac
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* at Wikipedia
Category:Drive formats
Category:Storage devices