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Examples
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My superdrive was the first to stall - becoming more and more unusable.
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The redesigned model featured an arm which allows the screen to be moved, and a "superdrive" that allowed the burning of DVDs.
The Apple Evolution 2011
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I checked my HD stats in about this Mac and did not see 'superdrive' anywhere nor could I find any firmware information.
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My MBP's "superdrive" died within hours of the warranty ending.
Macworld UK News 2009
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hello everyone, I bought an iMac G3 450MHz that had had a 'superdrive' fitted.
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Additionally, I wanted to mention that though the optical drive is non-existent internally within the macbook air, an external superdrive is available from apple for $99 which measures ~5. 5″x5.5″x.67″, and weighs 1 pound.
Steve Jobs, Again the Master Marketer - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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The superdrive would is even small enough to be taken with one in travels for business and pleasure, if it is needed. —
Steve Jobs, Again the Master Marketer - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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I have a Powerbook with superdrive so I can burn DVDs and I absolutely love it.
Fantasising 2006
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It's no superdrive, so you can't burn DVDs, but I have no use for that so it's no loss.
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Dieter had acquired a 1938 Oldsmobile touring car, the handsome one with the heavy chrome-steel bars across the grille and the overdrive which allowed the driver to shift the monstrous thing out of normal high gear, where the engine continued to grind, and into a superdrive in which the engine merely kept the momentum already in the car moving forward.
Space Michener, James 1982
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