How do I connect an external CD drive to my MacBook Air 2025?
Is there a way to connect an external CD drive to my MacBook Air 2025?
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MacBook Air 15″, macOS 15.3
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Yes.
A desktop drive such as the following, which has its own power supply, will typically require a USB connection to your Mac. Often the included cable will have a USB-A plug on the computer end, but there are various ways that you can go from USB-C to USB-A.
E.g., you could use an Apple USB-C to USB adapter, or simply purchase a USB 3.0 B to USB-C cable to substitute for the USB 3.0 B to USB-A cable that comes with the drive. Or if you have a hub or dock with a free USB-A port, you could plug the drive's cable into it.
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With portable bus-powered drives, you will sometimes run across drives that want you to make two connections – so that they can suck more power than a single USB 3 host port. That might be a little bit awkward on a MacBook Air, since you only have two USB-C ports.