What can you do with an Apple USB SuperDrive How to attach a CD/DVD burner to a new Mac Is it worth buying the Apple USB SuperDrive? Or should you get a third-party option instead Is it worth buying an Apple USB Superdrive. Most Apple Macs no longer ship with an optical CD or DVD drive (called the SuperDrive by Apple). But Apple still sells a DVD reader and recorder on the Apple Store. The Apple USB SuperDrive is £65… is it worth it? In the age of lightning fast broadband internet connection and USB 3.0 or Lightning flash drives, the optical drive does seem a little archaic. But there’s still a lot you can do with a DVD drive on a Mac. See: