will this hub work with the superdrive? I need a usb hub for my Macbook Air. I have an old hub plugged into the Air, and two external drives work through the hub, but the Superdrive doesn't work in the hub. Does anyone know if the superdrive will work in this Satechi hub? Thanks. will this hub work with the superdrive? I need a usb hub for my Macbook Air. I have an old hub plugged into the Air, and two external drives work through the hub, but the Superdrive doesn't... » Read More will this hub work with the superdrive? I need a usb hub for my Macbook Air. I have an old hub plugged into the Air, and two external drives work through the hub, but the Superdrive doesn't work in the hub. Does anyone know if the superdrive will work in this Satechi hub? Thanks. « Show Less
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Thank you. My other port is occupied by a wireless mouse receiver but I have figured out a solution. Your post was very helpful.
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Dear Annabelle, Unfortunately, our Premium 4 Port USB Hub is not powered, and will not power an external Superdrive (which is the case with most USB hubs) as they require over 500mA. The total amount of power going to the hub may not exceed 500mA. If you have any other questions or concerns please let us know. Thank you,Satechi Technical Support
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Since I do not have a Mac Super drive, I truly do not know. Other users indicate that they should work just fine.
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My daughter bought this to do things like that (and music cd's) it did not work properly with the MacBook Air. We returned it and bought the Apple external cd drive. No problem with that!
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I use the hub with multiple WD external drives which have USB 3 connectors. If the Ultra 2TB drive has a USB 3 connection, then it will work. I checked the Amazon listings for details and the WD _My_ Passport drives (regardless of size) all have USB 3 interfaces. That means they will work with this hub.Note, to take fullest advantage of the USB 3 speed, you will need to plug the hub into an USB 3 port on your computer. Otherwise, the speed will be that of the port.
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Hi Jeremy King,WD hard drive have passed our test and should be compatible with Anker hub. Would you confirm with your hard drive supplier as well? Can the other USB device work fine with Anker hub? If not, feel free to write to us directly with your valid order# at support@ianker.com for quick assistance. Anker Team1-800-988-7973 support@ianker.com Mon-Fri 9am to 5pm(pst)
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I have USB3 hub plugged into mine, and it works great. Then again, the USB ports on my MBP work also.
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Anastasia, Try some other USB device in the same USB port you are using this adopter. Coz in my Macbook Pro, I found one of my USB port is not working. Or try this in second USB port of your MacBook Air. and click on system preference go to network and see if it detects thunderbolt as device. May be it is not active there. Let me know if still is doesn't work.
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It is a powered hub. The only thing I haven't been able to connect was an Apple SuperDrive.
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Look at my answer under the mac question. A very important detail is that the (white) cable is not a standard USB-mini cable. The fat head apparently has some circuitry in it to help make the cable look like a serial port. If you substitute an ordinary cable, it will not work. Other than that it's a bit finicky until it "clicks".
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As long as the usb3 plug which works on my Windows Laptop is the same on MACs/ Apple---which I think it is--you should have no problems.You can always have Amazon send you a return # for shipping back to them if you are not happy. Know its only for usb3. USB2 plugs will fit into USB 3 hub--not the other way around. USB3 is a bit more temperamental. I thought something was wrong when it said surge in hub twice----I realized if I unplugged everything and then put it back together--one plug at a time---it corrects/ resets itself. This is great because it stops your 'puter' from taking the surge hit. I bought this because a surge blew my USB2 hub when putting USB3 things into it. Hope this helps As long as the usb3 plug which works on my Windows Laptop is the same on MACs/ Apple---which I think it is--you should have no problems.You can always have Amazon send you a return # for shipping back to them if you are not happy. Know its only for usb3. USB2 plugs will fit into USB 3 hub--not the other way around. USB3 is a bit more temperamental. I thought something was wrong when it said surge in hub twice----I realized if I unplugged everything and then put it back together--one plug at a time---it corrects/ resets itself. This is great because it stops your 'puter' from taking... » Read More As long as the usb3 plug which works on my Windows Laptop is the same on MACs/ Apple---which I think it is--you should have no problems.You can always have Amazon send you a return # for shipping back to them if you are not happy. Know its only for usb3. USB2 plugs will fit into USB 3 hub--not the other way around. USB3 is a bit more temperamental. I thought something was wrong when it said surge in hub twice----I realized if I unplugged everything and then put it back together--one plug at a time---it corrects/ resets itself. This is great because it stops your 'puter' from taking the surge hit. I bought this because a surge blew my USB2 hub when putting USB3 things into it. Hope this helps « Show Less
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Yes, it will work with newer iMac as well as older type with 2.0 & 3.0 however super drive from apple seem to use more power. I've used panasonic DVD RW driver similar to super drive seem to work with USB hub.
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Do not have that configuration so cannot answer. I, however have had no problems with my Anker hub on my MacBook Air and I have a Western Digital 1 T disk as my backup device. No problems after 4 months.
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Are you asking will it work with a HDD out of a Mac or if it will work when you plug it into a Mac? Either way the answer should be yes. Two things to keep in mind though:1. As long as the HDD out of an old Mac is IDE and not SATA it will work. 2. Just keep in mind whatever HDD you put in this it will need to be formatted for FAT32. If it's NTFS it will ONLY work for windows. (but you can change the format easily)
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Hi, Ivyna. I'm just a consumer like you, I don't actually sell these units. Having said that, I'm pretty confident these hubs will work on any Windows-based computer. As I don't use Apple, I can't comment on Macbooks, etc. It's just a usb hub, which I think came with a small cd to load. I've loaded it on my four laptops and it works like a charm. The beauty of this unit is that it has an ethernet jack as well as usb jacks. That was its selling point for me. Hope I was able to assist.
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I did go ahead and purchase this item, and it does seem to work fine with OS 10.3.9. Not sure why it won't show up or shut down on others' computers. I do know that I can't use the U3 software of the disk, but I just wanted it for storing things while traveling....very simple usage. Perhaps try using it in another port? Are you using it in a port directly on the computer itself? Sometimes I run into problems with peripherals when I plug them into my hub.
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Mine is set up so that the thunderbolt from my Mac goes to the thunderbolt hub. I then have a USB three coming out of the thunderbolt hub a USB three hub that I have. I then have many drives hooked into the USB three hub. It works seemlessly. Does your PC have a thunderbolt port in it? If it does, there is no problem going from thunderbolt hub to USB three hub in then out to peripherals from the USB three hub.
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I have had no problems using the Superdrive with my Macbook Air. Also, it is thin which makes it easy to pack in my computer case.