Would this hub support an Apple USB SuperDrive? I have a different hub and it doesn't support the drive...
319861
I do not know about the SuperDrive, but when it is plugged in, it did charge my Apple iPod Touch successfully(It had to be plugged in).
481058
didn't try, but worked with 2 usb drives no-powered, means that the hub give enough power, so it should work fine. doesn't charge the ipad, but nothing charges it except direct usb connection.
2010803
I have this on a Mac Mini running Mavericks and it works great. You definitely need a powered USB hub with the Mac. I have three USB hubs on my Mac Mini and this one works the best by far.
677285
I have it connected via iMac. I use an external hard drive w/esata to USB 3.0 adapter, iPod classic, and anything else that I have needed! Fantastic hub with lightning fast transfer speed!
1040838
I would say no since the latest drives I could find were for Power PC. It looks to be pretty dated drivers for the Mac.
1483278
When I bought this hub, I had no USB 3. Recently I bought a PCI-E card to provide USB 3. It does NOT work if I boot from a drive that has OS X 10.5.8, but it works fine with my OS X 10.10.5 (Yosemite).
1539578
I'm not the seller, sorry. I'd suggest looking up some installation guides because it can be a little tricky I had to buy a powered USB hub when I got mine.
749984
Sorry, I did not try to connect a USB hub. This did not work in my MB so I had to buy another attachment.
1262880
Officially, it only works with Macs (iMac, Macbook Pro, and Macbook Air) that did not come with a built-in super drive. However, you can get it to work by following these instructions: http://www.hardturm.ch/luz/2011/10/how-to-make-the-macbook-air-superdrive-work-with-any-mac/.
127577
It definitely can't power an apple DVD drive. The company blames apple and that seems to be right. A tech at Other World Computing, who have been contracted by apple to develop drives, told me that Apple elected to not follow the standard IECC spec for USB3 and instead went off and wrote their own driver. This is also why certain Bus powered HDs perform poorly
1223641
I believe there has been a software update that allows this drive to work with older iMacs too. I have this drive for the Macbook Air. When I bought it in mid 2011 it was made very clear by Apple that it only works with the certain Apple products such as the MBA. When the Superdrive in my early 2010 iMac 27" died, I plugged the USB Superdrive in just to see what happens. It works perfectly as a Superdrive for my iMac.
212192
I am not sure that I understand the question, but for me it works as plug-and-play with my iMac- no hub.
2173567
Hi Gabby, I don't see why it wouldn't work. With an older Mac, you could prob use a smaller external drive though, say 500gb.
1291897
It is a powered hub. The only thing I haven't been able to connect was an Apple SuperDrive.
133467
I have a 1 TB Hard Drive, and a Mac. The device works with my hard drive, but it takes about 20 minutes before it "sees" the files. And when I plug the hard drive into my Mac, it also takes about 20 minutes before the Mac sees the files - this didn't happen before I got the hub. I think the hub must be formatting the drive differently from my Mac, and the Mac has to reformat? Everything works, it just takes a while to transition.
884034
I don't have an Apple SuperDrive but a LG DVD burner works fine. Since this drive requires USB power to make it work, I would think the SuperDrive would work as well.
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Unfortunately, most third party hubs as well as our hubs are not compatible with the Apple Superdrive. Apple used a special drive and provides the drivers only on a Mac. It needs to be hooked up directly to the Mac to work. For further assistance, please email support@satechi.com.Thank you,Satechi Technical Support