Ars Technica

Apple’s venerable SuperDrive DVD burner may finally be fading away

...while i share your skepticism of slot-loading drives, mine all performed fine in real-world use ripping thousands of CDs and hundreds of DVDs... ...for 3" CDs, 5 ...
Macworld

Apple stops selling its SuperDrive after 16 years: Here’s where to still buy one

The last Apple USB SuperDrive sitting in the company’s warehouse in the U.S. has left the building. According to the online U.S. (and Canadian and Australian) Apple Store, the Apple USB SuperDrive is ...
AppleInsider

End of an era: Apple's SuperDrive has finally sold out after 16 years

The 2008 MacBook Air didn't have an optical drive, so Apple sold a separate SuperDrive accessory, which has finally seemingly been discontinued from sale. Visit Apple's website, and you'll see the ...
MacRumors

Apple's 16-Year-Old SuperDrive Now Out of Stock Worldwide, Likely Discontinued

A few months ago, the SuperDrive went out of stock on Apple's online store in the U.S., and it is now listed as sold out or unavailable in all countries. Given it has yet to return, it seems likely ...
Digital Trends

Apple may have just killed this 16-year old Mac product

After first going out of stock in the U.S. and later in every country in the world, people (and MacRumors) are beginning to assume the 16-year-old Apple SuperDrive isn’t coming back. The company ...
Ars Technica

Apple’s venerable SuperDrive DVD burner may finally be fading away

Thank you for those recommendations. I'm probably going to pick up the LG at the least, and may even splurge for the Pioneer. I can't find this information about the LG, so I'll just give up and ask ...