cheap external cd drive for macbook air?

John_P

Just double checking with the experts before I order one, I assume something like this will work fine for burning audio cd's?


https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0042RWWTE/ref=ox_sc_mini_detail?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A2HKSSQ2T99Y9X

RandallFlagg

Why do you need CDs these days?

strumjoughlamps

I have a Samsung one I use with my Air and Mini, cost £16 quid. 

John_P

strumjoughlamps said:

I have a Samsung one I use with my Air and Mini, cost £16 quid. 

Thanks.   I'll try one then.   I was worried I'd need a different version for a mac.  

John_P

Update / I bought one but I'm probably being thick and it isn't working.   
I can put a cd in and reads fine but when I try to burn a cd from iTunes it looks like it starts the process fine and then just to finishing and gives an error messsge.  

Any ideas?    Is there a setting I'm missing? 

ThePrettyDamned

John_P said:

Update / I bought one but I'm probably being thick and it isn't working.   
I can put a cd in and reads fine but when I try to burn a cd from iTunes it looks like it starts the process fine and then just to finishing and gives an error messsge.  

Any ideas?    Is there a setting I'm missing? 

That just sounds like iTunes... 

John_P

ThePrettyDamned said:

John_P said:

Update / I bought one but I'm probably being thick and it isn't working.   
I can put a cd in and reads fine but when I try to burn a cd from iTunes it looks like it starts the process fine and then just to finishing and gives an error messsge.  

Any ideas?    Is there a setting I'm missing? 

That just sounds like iTunes... 

all joking about iTunes weirdness aside. I'll try doing it from the song files direct just in case that works. 

Wazmeister

@john_p mate, i wnet down this route... do yourself a favour and just buy the Apple one... it is so much easier ! 

stickyfiddle

What was the error? Googling error codes usually helps

mattdavis

I found an. LG one for about £23 ish from Currys. Seems to work really well. The apple one was about £79!!! 

thumpingrug

I have had an apple external CD drive for about 7 years.  Works flawlessly.   Daughter bought a cheep copy when at uni, never got it to work ended up getting an apple one. I agree that there is something about iTunes that makes burning CD's with a none apple product very problematic 

John_P

Thanks chaps.  I downloaded an app for buying cds and after a bit of faffing about it worked so I have a slightly clumsy solution for now.