Editing SuperDrive (section)

==Internal CD and DVD drive==
[[File:Mac Book Pro.jpg|thumb|An integrated SuperDrive shown on the right side of a [[MacBook Pro]]]]
Once the use of floppy disks started declining, Apple reused the trademark to refer to the optical drives built into its Macintosh models, which could read and write both DVDs and [[Compact disc|CDs]]. The early 2001 release of the [[Power Mac G4]] was the first Macintosh to include a SuperDrive.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2001/02/19Apple-Ships-Industrys-First-SuperDrive/ |title=Apple Ships Industry's First SuperDrive |date=February 19, 2001 |publisher=Apple }}</ref> SuperDrives featured 6–24x write speeds<ref>{{Cite web|title=Apple Macbook Tech Specs|url=http://www.bestbuy.com/site/apple-superdrive-8x-external-usb-double-layer-dvdrw-cd-rw-drive/5856129.p?|access-date=June 11, 2014}}</ref> and supported the [[DVD recordable|DVD±R]], [[DVD recordable|DVD±RW]], [[CD-R]], and [[CD-RW]] formats along with all normal read-only media. Some drive models used as SuperDrives are capable of reading [[DVD-RAM]]; on these drives, the ability to write to these discs is disabled. Apple never offered a [[Blu-ray]] drive or supported playback of the format. [[DVD#Dual-layer recording|DVD±R DL]] Dual Layer DVD did not come out until 2005 and was not supported on the SuperDrive until the release of early 2005 models of PowerMac G5 which came with updated SuperDrives which supported DL recording on DL media.

Unlike tray-style disc holders which have an inner guide ring, slot-style drives will not work with [[MiniCD]] or [[MiniDVD]] discs (8&nbsp;cm diameter instead of 12&nbsp;cm) unless an 8&nbsp;cm optical disc adapter is used,<ref>[https://www.engadget.com/2007/11/30/apple-patents-8cm-to-12cm-disk-adapters/ Apple patents 8cm to 12cm disk adapters]</ref> and extraction of the disc is difficult, requiring tweezers, use of a card with double-sided sticky tape, or complete disassembly of it.

The [[MacBook Air]], released on January 29, 2008, is the first Macintosh to not include a SuperDrive after it became standard across the line. Apple began phasing SuperDrives out across the Macintosh line beginning on July 20, 2011. The updated second generation 13-inch [[MacBook Pro]], released on June 11, 2012 and discontinued on October 27, 2016, is the last Macintosh to include a SuperDrive,<ref name="MRDVD">[http://www.macrumors.com/2016/10/27/apple-discontinues-non-retina-macbook-pro/ Apple No Longer Sells a Mac With a CD Drive]</ref> while the Late 2011 was the last iMac model with the built in optical drive.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Last most powerful iMac model before the optical drive was removed?|url=https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/last-most-powerful-imac-model-before-the-optical-drive-was-removed.1724058/|access-date=2021-04-05|website=MacRumors Forums|language=en-US}}</ref>