DVD/BD ext drives for Big Sur and up?

[digitiki]

Due to an issue with my iPhone and a long tech call with Apple, I updated to Bug Sur....big mistake! My neveralble old Samsung Blu-Ray/DVD external player/writer is now no longer compatible. Samsung doesn't seem to have updated drivers for it either.

Can anyone recommend an external BD/DVD reader/writer that is compatible with Big Sur and Moneray? Every drive I see online doesn't clearly state if its compatible with MacOS 11.7 or higher. This is very frustrating.

[HCMarkus]

I've got an LG in an OWC External USB/Firewire case. I haven't tried to burn a CD/BD since I got my Mac Studio, but I have used it (once!) to play a CD without issue. It is connected to the Mac via USB.

[mikehalloran]

Couldn’t be simpler: Do not buy a CD/DVD player that requires a Mac driver. Frankly, I don’t know that you can even buy one nowadays. CoreAudio and the MacOS support them right out of the box.

External drives begin around $18 on Amazon. You want USB. Plug and play.

I find that, when plugged into a USB hub, my drives often do not show up. Unplug and re-plug the drive into the hub. If that doesn’t work, unplug and re-plug the hub into your Mac. This has nothing to do with Big Sur or any other MacOS — it’s been a known issue since the G5 and OS 10.5.