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Can you put a CD in a MacBook Air?

By Matthew Underwood

Apple’s new MacBook Airs and Mac Mini desktop machines have one less hole than they used to: A CD-DVD slot. Apple thinks the spinning optical drive is done.

Can you put a CD in a MacBook Air?

Apple’s MacBook Air, along with many other Macs, no longer includes an optical drive. But you can still use CDs, DVDs, Blu-Rays, and other optical discs on your Mac.

Why doesn’t the MacBook Air have a CD slot?

There is no built in drive and therefore no slot. That fact has been discussed here for some time. You can easily purchase an external burner/reader – there are many choices (including the USB Superdrive Apple is selling). The CD/DVD SuperDrive is no longer built into the iMac.

What Macbooks have CD slot?

No, There is no CD Player in Macbook Pro 2016. They discontinued the CD player a long time back. They allow you to connect an external CD Drive though. Last Macbook Pro which had a CD drive was its non – Retina display legacy Macbook Pro(Last Updated in June 2012) .

How do I play a CD on my MacBook Air 2020?

Play CDs in Music on Mac
In the Music app on your Mac, insert an audio CD into your computer’s CD or DVD drive, or into an external drive that’s connected to your computer. If a dialog appears (depending on what you chose to happen when you insert a CD), click Cancel.Play a song from the CD by double-clicking it.

When did Macbooks stop having CD drives?

Apple has discontinued its non-Retina legacy MacBook Pro, the last Mac it sold with a built-in CD/DVD drive. The 13-inch notebook had not been updated since June 2012, but it remained available for purchase on Apple’s website for $1,099 until today.

How do you put a CD in a MacBook?

How to Insert a Disc in a MacBook
Turn your MacBook on in order for the drive to function properly.Push your disc gently into the disc drive. Continue pushing your disc into the drive until the electrical mechanism recognizes that a disc is being inserted.

Where is the CD player on my Mac?

On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click CDs & DVDs . If you don’t have an optical drive built into or connected to your Mac, CDs & DVDs preferences aren’t available. Use the pop-up menus to choose an action for the type of inserted discs.

Does MacBook Pro 2020 have CD slot?

Answer: A: It’s a DVD/CD slot.

Does MacBook Air 2020 have CD slot?

Apple’s new MacBook Airs and Mac Mini desktop machines have one less hole than they used to: A CD-DVD slot. The slot for a DVD, CD, playing-and-burning Superdrive is gone, and the Minis sport boosted internal hard drives instead.

How do I connect my CD player to my MacBook Air?

On your MacBook Air, open a Finder window and look for the Remote Disc entry under the Devices heading. Select it and you’ll see any Macs on your local network that have a media drive. Into the Mac with the media drive, insert a data CD or DVD.

Do Macbooks have DVD drives?

Recent Macs have no physical drive for you to play CDs or DVDs. But there’s another simple solution: buy and connect an external optical drive, and play the DVD through that.

Does MacBook Air have USB port?

Does Any MacBook Air Have a USB Port? Yes—despite Apple changing the ports for its newer computers (as it has done with its iPhones), you can still get some functioning MacBooks with a traditional USB port. If you buy a 2017 MacBook Air, you’ll have access to a traditional USB port—also known as a USB-A or USB 3 port.

Why did Apple get rid of CD drives?

Something had to give: portability or optical media. The industry followed Apple’s example and figured it needed to remove built-in CD/DVD drives to enable thin notebook designs, such as this Series 9 Ultrabook from Samsung.

Do new Macs have CD drives?

Please try again later. No, the new iMac’s do not have a CD/DVD slot. But you can buy an external CD/DVD drive.

Does MacBook Pro 2012 have CD drive?

The MacBook Pro does not have a CD/DVD drive anymore and hasn’t for a while. The very last one to carry such ancient tech was the 2012-model 13″ MacBook Pro which was sold up through 2016. Apple sells an external drive which you can purchase, or you can go on Amazon and find one.