I got my Samsung DVD burner for my Mac mini 2012. Mac mini with the drive connected, insert the CD and this was immediately recognized by the Mac. also DVD burning works flawlessly. sure the part is made of plastic and does not look so great and high quality, as the external hard drive from Apple. But it does not have to, it serves the same purpose as the part of apple and in my opinion, just good.And even though it costs less than half ... What more could you want ....